<p>Pakistan Consulate General in China’s Chengdu said that its official Twitter handle was “hacked” after one of the posts talked about the “rights and freedom” of ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang.&nbsp;The tweet, which has still not been taken down, said that Pakistan’s foreign ministry was thankful to Beijing for providing financial aid and support for flood reconstruction in Pakistan, while adding that the two countries will continue to “collaborate in areas of mutual interests such as those pertaining to the freedom of Uyghurs”.</p>

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We will work closely on matters of mutual interests including Rights &amp; Freedom of Uyghurs community.</p>
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<p>Later, a clarification was issued by the spokesperson of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that the handle was hacked and the tweet does not reflect the position of the Pakistan government.</p>

<p>China has been accused of committing human rights violations and genocide against the Uyghurs and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang.</p>

<p>Apart from that, Beijing has also been accused of targeting Muslim religious figures&nbsp;and banning religious practices in the region, and destroying mosques and tombs. China has always vociferously denied any wrongdoing.</p>

<p>It is estimated that there are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).</p>

<p>Human rights organisations allege that China has put more than one million Uyghurs in what it calls "re-education camps", and sentenced hundreds of thousands to prison terms.</p>

<p>There have been several attempts to debate the treatment of Uyghurs in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), but the Chinese influence thwarted every attempt.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A recent report by the UN found China of "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province.&nbsp;The report has urged China to immediately take steps to release "all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty".</p>

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Pakistan Consulate General in China’s Chengdu said that its official Twitter handle was “hacked” after one of the posts talked about the “rights and freedom” of ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang.

Pakistan Consulate General in China’s Chengdu said that its official Twitter handle was “hacked” after one of the posts talked about the “rights and freedom” of ethnic Uyghurs in Xinjiang. The tweet, which has still not been taken down, said that Pakistan’s foreign ministry was thankful to Beijing for providing financial aid and support for flood reconstruction in Pakistan, while adding that the two countries will continue to “collaborate in areas of mutual interests such as those pertaining to the freedom of Uyghurs”. MoFA Pakistan is thankful for Chinese aid and support for flood reconstruction. We will work closely on matters of mutual interests including Rights & Freedom of Uyghurs community. — Pakistan Consulate General Chengdu (@PakinChengdu) January 13, 2023 × Later, a clarification was issued by the spokesperson of Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that the handle was hacked and the tweet does not reflect the position of the Pakistan government. China has been accused of committing human rights violations and genocide against the Uyghurs and other mostly-Muslim ethnic groups in the north-western region of Xinjiang. Apart from that, Beijing has also been accused of targeting Muslim religious figures and banning religious practices in the region, and destroying mosques and tombs. China has always vociferously denied any wrongdoing. It is estimated that there are about 12 million Uyghurs, mostly Muslim, in Xinjiang, which is officially known as the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR). Human rights organisations allege that China has put more than one million Uyghurs in what it calls "re-education camps", and sentenced hundreds of thousands to prison terms. There have been several attempts to debate the treatment of Uyghurs in the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), but the Chinese influence thwarted every attempt. A recent report by the UN found China of "serious human rights violations" in Xinjiang province. The report has urged China to immediately take steps to release "all individuals arbitrarily deprived of their liberty". WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

Pakistan’s Consulate in China tweets post on ‘freedom of Uyghurs’, govt says account hacked

<p>Hollywood actor Anna Kendrick returned to Twitter on Tuesday (local time) marking her first post on the account since it was recently <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-anna-kendricks-twitter-hacked-series-of-offensive-tweets-posted-349577">hacked</a>, and managed to put a positive spin on the ordeal.<br />
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According to E! News, the `Pitch Perfect` star`s Twitter account was hacked for a brief period but after it was retrieved she shared an upside of the whole ordeal and said, "Well, the fun thing about getting my Twitter briefly hacked is that people I hadn`t heard from in years reached out to let me know."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Well, the fun thing about getting my Twitter briefly hacked is that people I hadn’t heard from in years reached out to let me know. So, I guess thank you to my hacker for a little anxiety, and for getting me back in touch with my high school friend James. Cheers.</p>
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<p>She further wrote, "So, I guess thank you to my hacker for a little anxiety, and for getting me back in touch with my high school friend James. Cheers."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Also shout out to the FIRST person to get me in touch with someone from Twitter before anyone else managed to do anything helpful <a href="https://twitter.com/THEKIDMERO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@THEKIDMERO</a> What a fucking legend.</p>
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<p>"Also shout out to the FIRST person to get me in touch with someone from Twitter before anyone else managed to do anything helpful @THEKIDMERO," Anna wrote expressing her gratitude towards late-night show host Kid Mero for helping her in the retrieval of her account.<br />
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Over a course of 20 minutes on December 12, Anna`s Twitter account posted a streak of tweets, mostly containing profanities and racial slurs, but later these tweets from the hacker were removed.<br />
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The 'A Simple Favor' star has been known for her well-timed Twitter quips in the past too.&nbsp;</p>


Hollywood actor Anna Kendrick returned to Twitter on Tuesday (local time) marking her first post on the account since it was recently hacked, and managed to put a positive spin on the ordeal.

Hollywood actor Anna Kendrick returned to Twitter on Tuesday (local time) marking her first post on the account since it was recently hacked, and managed to put a positive spin on the ordeal. According to E! News, the `Pitch Perfect` star`s Twitter account was hacked for a brief period but after it was retrieved she shared an upside of the whole ordeal and said, "Well, the fun thing about getting my Twitter briefly hacked is that people I hadn`t heard from in years reached out to let me know." Well, the fun thing about getting my Twitter briefly hacked is that people I hadn’t heard from in years reached out to let me know. So, I guess thank you to my hacker for a little anxiety, and for getting me back in touch with my high school friend James. Cheers. — Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 16, 2020 × She further wrote, "So, I guess thank you to my hacker for a little anxiety, and for getting me back in touch with my high school friend James. Cheers." Also shout out to the FIRST person to get me in touch with someone from Twitter before anyone else managed to do anything helpful @THEKIDMERO What a fucking legend. — Anna Kendrick (@AnnaKendrick47) December 16, 2020 × "Also shout out to the FIRST person to get me in touch with someone from Twitter before anyone else managed to do anything helpful @THEKIDMERO," Anna wrote expressing her gratitude towards late-night show host Kid Mero for helping her in the retrieval of her account. Over a course of 20 minutes on December 12, Anna`s Twitter account posted a streak of tweets, mostly containing profanities and racial slurs, but later these tweets from the hacker were removed. The 'A Simple Favor' star has been known for her well-timed Twitter quips in the past too.

Anna Kendrick returns to Twitter and shares upside of account getting hacked

<p>China's embassy in London has angrily demanded that Twitter investigate what it says was a hack on its ambassador's official account, which "liked" a pornographic video.</p>

<p>The video remained on the "liked" section of Liu Xiaoming's account for over an hour on Wednesday, attracting a stream of comments and reactions before being taken down.</p>

<p>"Some anti-China elements viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming's Twitter account and employed despicable methods to deceive the public," a statement posted on the embassy's website said.</p>

<p>"The embassy has reported this to Twitter company and urged the latter to make thorough investigations and handle this matter seriously.</p>

<p>"The Embassy reserves the right to take further actions and hope that the public will not believe or spread such rumour."</p>

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<p>A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment.</p>

<p>Liu is known as one of China's most outspoken diplomats, using a pugnacious approach in media interviews and online to defend his government.</p>

<p>Twitter and pornography are officially banned in China, which the ruling Communist Party heavily censors.</p>

<p>However China's diplomats and journalists for the state-run media have in recent years set up Twitter accounts to promote and defend the government to foreigners.</p>

<p>Liu set up his Twitter account in October last year. He has more than 85,000 followers.&nbsp;</p>


China's embassy in London has angrily demanded that Twitter investigate what it says was a hack on its ambassador's official account, which "liked" a pornographic video.

China's embassy in London has angrily demanded that Twitter investigate what it says was a hack on its ambassador's official account, which "liked" a pornographic video. The video remained on the "liked" section of Liu Xiaoming's account for over an hour on Wednesday, attracting a stream of comments and reactions before being taken down. "Some anti-China elements viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming's Twitter account and employed despicable methods to deceive the public," a statement posted on the embassy's website said. "The embassy has reported this to Twitter company and urged the latter to make thorough investigations and handle this matter seriously. "The Embassy reserves the right to take further actions and hope that the public will not believe or spread such rumour." The Embassy Spokesperson issued the following statement: Recently, some anti-China elements viciously attacked Ambassador Liu Xiaoming's Twitter account and employed despicable methods to deceive the public. The Chinese Embassy strongly condemns such abominable behaviour. pic.twitter.com/RnBfeZho7O — Chinese Embassy in UK (@ChineseEmbinUK) September 9, 2020 × A Twitter spokesperson declined to comment. Liu is known as one of China's most outspoken diplomats, using a pugnacious approach in media interviews and online to defend his government. Twitter and pornography are officially banned in China, which the ruling Communist Party heavily censors. However China's diplomats and journalists for the state-run media have in recent years set up Twitter accounts to promote and defend the government to foreigners. Liu set up his Twitter account in October last year. He has more than 85,000 followers.

China says UK envoy's Twitter account hacked; asks Twitter to investigate

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<p>Twitter said on Saturday that an&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-closes-thousands-of-accounts-worldwide-250847" target="_blank">official Twitter account</a>&nbsp;of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked.</p>

<p>The accounts were hacked through a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/twitter-suspends-thousands-of-accounts-that-were-linked-to-saudi-arabia-269402" target="_blank">third-party platform</a>, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details.</p>

<p>"As soon as we were made&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood-news-twitter-calls-jim-carrey-sexist-after-he-messes-up-at-sonic-the-hedgehog-promotions-280670" target="_blank">aware of the issue</a>, we locked the compromised accounts and are working closely with our partners to restore them," the Twitter spokesperson said.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read</strong>:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/latest-world-news-twitter-moves-to-curb-manipulated-content-including-deepfakes-278872" target="_blank">Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including 'deepfakes'</a></p>

<p>A spokesperson for the IOC separately said that the IOC was investigating the potential breach. Last month, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/news-update-breaking-Bloomberg-is-a-loser-says-Trump-sparking-fight-on-Twitter" target="_blank">official Twitter accounts</a>&nbsp;of several US National Football League (NFL) teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, were hacked a few days ahead of the Super Bowl.</p>

<p>Earlier this month, some of Facebook's official Twitter accounts were briefly compromised.</p>


Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked.

Twitter said on Saturday that an official Twitter account of the Olympics and the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) media Twitter account had been hacked and temporarily locked. The accounts were hacked through a third-party platform, a spokesperson for the social media platform said in an emailed statement, without giving further details. "As soon as we were made aware of the issue, we locked the compromised accounts and are working closely with our partners to restore them," the Twitter spokesperson said. Also Read: Twitter moves to curb manipulated content including 'deepfakes' A spokesperson for the IOC separately said that the IOC was investigating the potential breach. Last month, the official Twitter accounts of several US National Football League (NFL) teams, including the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs, were hacked a few days ahead of the Super Bowl. Earlier this month, some of Facebook's official Twitter accounts were briefly compromised.

Twitter says Olympics, IOC accounts hacked

<p>Veteran Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir's Twitter account was hacked on Friday by an anonymous hacker.</p>

<p>In a Tweet, on September 21 Gambhir mentioned the alleged hacking of his social media account.</p>

<p>He tweeted, "My earlier tweets regarding my twitter handle being hacked were deleted. This confirms again that my account is hacked. @TwitterIndia @Twitter @TwitterSupport @TwitterSafety need some action from you guys.</p>

<p>He posted another tweet warning former cricketers Adam Gilchrist, Michael Clarke, Kumar Sangakkara and actress Chitrangada Singh as a personal message was sent from his hacked account to them.</p>

<p>Gambhir tweeted, "Hi @gilly381 @MClarke23 @KumarSanga2 @IChitrangda my twitter handle seems to be hacked. Please ignore the messages and I fear that hackers may have got out some personal info from you guys as well. Please beware."<br />
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My earlier tweets regarding my twitter handle being hacked were deleted. This confirms again that my account is hacked. <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitterIndia?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TwitterIndia</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Twitter?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Twitter</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitterSupport?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TwitterSupport</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/TwitterSafety?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TwitterSafety</a> need some action from you guys.</p>
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) <a href="https://twitter.com/GautamGambhir/status/1043311695685402624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hi <a href="https://twitter.com/gilly381?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gilly381</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MClarke23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MClarke23</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/KumarSanga2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KumarSanga2</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/IChitrangda?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@IChitrangda</a> my twitter handle seems to be hacked. Please ignore the messages and I fear that hackers may have got out some personal info from you guys as well. Please beware.</p>
— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) <a href="https://twitter.com/GautamGambhir/status/1043317637701357569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<p>Gambhir last played for India in a Test Match against England in November 2016.</p>

<p>He is currently playing for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Delhi.</p>

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Veteran Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir's Twitter account was hacked on Friday by an anonymous hacker. In a Tweet, on September 21 Gambhir mentioned the alleged hacking of his social media account.

Veteran Indian Cricketer Gautam Gambhir's Twitter account was hacked on Friday by an anonymous hacker. In a Tweet, on September 21 Gambhir mentioned the alleged hacking of his social media account. He tweeted, "My earlier tweets regarding my twitter handle being hacked were deleted. This confirms again that my account is hacked. @TwitterIndia @Twitter @TwitterSupport @TwitterSafety need some action from you guys. He posted another tweet warning former cricketers Adam Gilchrist, Michael Clarke, Kumar Sangakkara and actress Chitrangada Singh as a personal message was sent from his hacked account to them. Gambhir tweeted, "Hi @gilly381 @MClarke23 @KumarSanga2 @IChitrangda my twitter handle seems to be hacked. Please ignore the messages and I fear that hackers may have got out some personal info from you guys as well. Please beware." My earlier tweets regarding my twitter handle being hacked were deleted. This confirms again that my account is hacked. @TwitterIndia @Twitter @TwitterSupport @TwitterSafety need some action from you guys. — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 22, 2018 × Hi @gilly381 @MClarke23 @KumarSanga2 @IChitrangda my twitter handle seems to be hacked. Please ignore the messages and I fear that hackers may have got out some personal info from you guys as well. Please beware. — Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) September 22, 2018 × Gambhir last played for India in a Test Match against England in November 2016. He is currently playing for the Vijay Hazare Trophy in Delhi.

Gautam Gambhir says Twitter account hacked, tells actor Chitrangada Singh to 'beware'