Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg may be considered as the king of social media since the 32-year-old billionaire co-founded the popular social networking website. But when two of his social media accounts were hacked on June 6, it was discovered that his password was surprisingly simple.
Mark Zuckerberg hacked: Hackers took over social media accounts
Venture Beat reported that Mark Zuckerberg loses control of his Twitter and Pinterest accounts as the hacking group called "OurMine Team" took over two of his social media accounts after obtaining his password from the widespread LinkedIn information breach of 2012.
Mark Zuckerberg is normally known for his wise and smart ideas, but after the hacking scandal he has proven that he's just like the rest of us.
Being the founder of Facebook, you may think that Mark Zuckerberg will try and do everything that he can to avoid people from guessing his password. Shockingly, it turns out that our passwords may be more complicated than his.
Mark Zuckerberg hacked: Twitter and Pinterest password revealed
According to Daily Mail, OurMine Team hackers claimed that they have found Mark Zuckerberg Twitter and Pinterest password in the password dump in LinkedIn and it was "dadada."
Hollywood Life reports that OurMine Team hackers also claimed that they have Mark Zuckerberg Instagram password but a Facebook spokesperson denied their claims. “No Facebook systems or accounts were accessed. The affected accounts have been re-secured,” they said.
Twitter and Pinterest quickly removed the posts of OurMine Team hackers after the news broke that they have hacked Mark Zuckerberg's social media accounts.
Mark Zuckerberg hacked: OurMine hackers claims they were responsible
This isn't the first time that LinkedIn users have experienced account detail leaks. Just last month, millions of users suffered the same dilemma and LinkedIn contacted the affected individuals to reset their passwords.
