Hacktivist group Anonymous hacks NBC Twitter account

By Emmanuel Awosika

Popular hacktivist group Anonymous has hacked the official Twitter account of the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) on Friday.

Speculations that the @nbcgovng account had been hacked rose this morning after a tweet from the account expressing support for the EndSARS movement.

The tweet read: #EndSARSBrutality

“#EndPoliceBrutalityInNigeriaNow

We #Anonymous Group Of Hackers will continue supporting the citizens of Nigeria.

Expect Us #Hacked.”

The hacked NBC Twitter account also posted a slew of tweets confirming suspicions that the notorious hacker collective was behind the attack.

“We #Anonymous have taken over all the NG Official Twitter’s Account to support #ENDPOLICEBRUTALITY.

WE’RE TOGETHER WITH NIGERIANS.

EXPECT UNEXPECTED

#OpNigeria

#Hacked @thecableng @4eyedmonk @MBuhari,” another tweet from the @nbcgovng account read.

Anonymous is a politically motivated hacktivist group that has mounted high-profile attacks against various governments, institutions and agencies.

Earlier this year, the group hacked the Minnesota Police Department website as punishment for the killing of American George Floyd.