Former US President Barack Obama's White House Instagram Page Hacked: Report
The breach also hit accounts for Elon Musk, Bill Gates and Joe Biden, with some posting bitcoin payment messages, officials said.
- On Sunday, May 31, 2026, Iranian hackers breached the dormant Obama White House Instagram account, posting AI-generated images with the caption "The White House is under Shiites' control." Meta confirmed the breach and secured the account.
- The Handala Hack Team, identified by the DOJ as a front for Iran's Ministry of Intelligence and Security, claimed responsibility for attacks fitting a pattern of aggressive cyber operations throughout 2026. The group expanded targets from military databases to civilian infrastructure and social media.
- High-Profile figures including Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Joe Biden, and Jeff Bezos also suffered account compromises during the incident. Their accounts promoted cryptocurrency payments and promises to "give back to my community," mirroring previous fraud tactics.
- The group published personal details of 2,379 US Marines stationed in the Persian Gulf and allegedly breached FBI Director Kash Patel's Gmail account, releasing more than 300 private items. The FBI warned that hackers often exploit such breaches to perpetuate cryptocurrency fraud.
- Cybersecurity experts warn that dormant government accounts with large followings become instant megaphones for propaganda, demonstrating how social media has become a frontline in modern cyberwarfare. Two-factor authentication and regular access reviews defend against state-sponsored actors.
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Anadolu AjansıFormer US President Barack Obama's White House Instagram page hacked: Report
The official White House Instagram page associated with former US president Barack Obama was hacked, according to a Monday report by entertainment news outlet TMZ. The breach was discovered on Sunday after several unusual posts appeared on the account, which uses the handle @obamawhitehouse. The most prominent post was an AI-generated image accompanied by a caption that translated as: "The White House is under Shia control," according to TMZ. Th…
Obama White House Instagram Hack Exposes Why Your Social Media Accounts Are Now Targets in a Real Cyberwar
The dormant Obama White House Instagram account was breached on Sunday, posting AI-generated images with a sectarian caption claiming the White House was 'under Shiite control.' The incident wasn't a random act of digital vandalism. It exposed just how far modern cyber operations have expanded from military targets to the social media platforms millions of ordinary people use every day. Obama White House IG HACKEDIranian Gen Qasem Soleimani phot…
The Instagram account used by former United States President Barack Obama during his time in the White House was hacked on Sunday. Meta, the parent company of Instagram and Facebook, confirmed this to the American news site TMZ. According to Meta, the account, with approximately 2.4 million followers, has since been secured.
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