Twitter account of Pokemon GO developer · Niantic CEO is hacked


ByEduardo Woo

Niantic, the developer of Pokemon GO (Pokemon GO)John HunkeThe CEO 's Twitter account is hacked and hackers posted multiple tweets without permission at Mr. Hanke' s account.

Hackers Got A Hold Of Niantic CEO John Hanke's Twitter Account - News - www.GameInformer.com
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2016/07/31/hackers-got-a-hold-of-niantic-ceo-john-hanke-twitter-account.aspx


First hacker's tweets are below. Because our Tweet says "OurMine", OurMine, a group of hackers, is considered to have taken over Hanke's Twitter account.


OurMine is a group of hackers performing hacking acts targeting CEOs and celebrities attracting attention. In the past you posted game movies to YouTubeMarkplierAnd Facebook's CEO Mark Sackerberg 's SNS account etc were used to hack ourMine.

OurMine
https://ourmine.org/


Inside the tweet, "Hey, it's #OurMine, do not worry we are just testing your security, visit our website to upgrade your security (Hello, this is ourMine, do not worry because we're only checking the security of your account Please visit our website in order to enhance security. " To tweet, Q & amp; A siteQuoraIt contains a link of, and at first glance it is tweeted as if you posted it automatically from Quora.


Also, because Pokémon GO has not yet been released in Brazil, there is also a tweet called "This hack for Brazil (This hack is for Brazil)".


Mr. Hanke's Twitter account password was said to be a very simple thing called "nopass".


At the time of writing the article Niantic has not commented on it.

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