#ALDUB, IWAS MUNA? | Netizens advised against clicking links off Yaya Dub’s hacked Twitter

MANILA, Philippines — Users should avoid clicking links posted by the hacked Twitter account of Maine Mendoza, popularly known as Yaya Dub, to avoid having their social media accounts similarly hacked.

Some unsuspecting links, now deleted, were reportedly posted on Mendoza’s Twitter after it was hacked early this morning. The hacker group Anonymous Philippines have owned up to the breach, saying they wanted to use Mendoza’s popular Twitter handle to air their grievances.

Anonymous Philippines has since received much flak on social media for their stunt, with netizens condemning their act as preying on an innocent well-loved celebrity for their political means.

On their Facebook page, Anonymous Philippines wrote: “…Gusto lang namin ipromote yung (We just wanted to promote the) Million Mask March sa Nov 5. Kita kits na lang tayo. Maraming salamat sa lahat, sa (Let’s see each other there. Thank you to all) Aldub Nation.”

E-commerce advocate Janette Toral, however, said in her Twitter handle: “No matter how right you are, if you use illegal means, all your right reasons disappear. You become the perpetrator,”

Toral also retweeted a number of warnings advising users against clicking any link posted by Mendoza’s hacked account.

source: interaksyon.com

Maine Mendoza’s Twitter account hacked by ‘Anonymous Philippines’

A group of hackers who claimed responsibility for the hacking of numerous government and even Chinese websites since 2012 has found a new target.

The Twitter account of Maine Mendoza a.k.a. Yaya Dub which currently has 2.4 million followers was hacked by Anonymous Philippines, a group of “hacktivists” Tuesday night. The group, which has justified its hack attacks as a form of protest against the Aquino government, initially posted a link to its Facebook page that included links to numerous government websites (mostly microsites) that it had also defaced.

Clicking the websites revealed a video and message urging people to join their #MillionMaskMarch on November 5 in front of Malacañang Palace. The group later tweeted an apology to AlDub fans for its intrusion and promised to give the account back to Maine.

“Sorry po if napadaan kami sa account ni yayadub, ibabalik din namin to sa tunay na may-ari.. Nagmamahal, Anonymous Philippines,” the group said in a tweet that it had deleted along with its other messages around noontime Tuesday—which suggests that Maine has regained access to her Twitter account.

On its Facebook page, Anonymous Philippines also posted this “press release” to explain its actions:

“Dear fans of Aldub, we sincerely apologize for the recent intrusion of your beloved Idol’s Twitter account. You can rest assure that we don’t have any malicious intent towards the said individual or any programs pertaining to that person. We just wanted to send a message to the public, and using Maine’s account is one of the easiest way we could find. Rest assured that we are doing our best to contact the respectful owner of the said twitter account with the purpose of giving them back their access.

We already know we will get a lot of negative comments.

But sometimes, you must give a sacrifice for the cause.”

As the group had expected, many fans were outraged by the hack on Yaya Dub’s account, which was recently declared to be among the top five fastest growing Twitter accounts, alongside those of Taylor Swift, Katy Perry and Ellen DeGeneres.

source: interaksyon.com