Breach, Data Security, Threat Management

Justin Bieber’s Twitter account hacked

An unknown attacker gained access to Justin Bieber's Twitter account this past weekend and remained in control for about 15 minutes.

The unauthorized party accessed the pop star's account mid-afternoon on Saturday and tweeted multiple times before Bieber's team regained control, according to Inquisitr.

The tweets said: “Justin Bieber Cemberut?” Cemberut is an Indonesian word that roughly translates to “sullen.” A link to an authorization page for an app, ShootingStarPro, also accompanied each tweet.    

Once his feed was cleaned up, Bieber sent out a warning to followers advising them not to click on the link in case of malware.

Although the unauthorized party hasn't been confirmed, one tweet was directed to a separate user @notescepotanem, who tweets in Indonesian and broken English.

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