Air India Twitter account hacked: See the embarassing tweets by hackers
Press Trust of India, Mumbai, Mar 15 2018, 11:55 IST
All the malicious contents posted on the handle have been removed and the official handle has now been restored. Image source: Twitter/@Leopard212
Air India's official Twitter account was hacked early in the morning for many hours before being restored, the airline said today. Messages in Turkish language were posted on the official Twitter handle @airindiain, an Air India spokesperson said.
Air India Twitter account hacked. •Most likely by usual suspects, from the neighbourhood.
— LCA TEJAS (@Leopard212) March 14, 2018
• Pro Turkish posts being shared.
• With Air India due to commence flights to Tel Aviv, could be a reason for...
•Cyber attack on AI twitter account.
Attn: @jayantsinha@KirenRijiju pic.twitter.com/tG25m9i1ll
All the malicious contents posted on the handle have been removed and the official handle has now been restored, he said. One of the posts by the hackers read, "Last minute important announcement. All our flights have been cancelled. From now on, we will fly with Turkish Airlines'. Air India has 1,46,000 followers on Twitter.