BOMBAY TIMES (June 12, 2019)

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday said that they have informed the Maharashtra Cyber about Amitabh Bachchan’s Twitter handle being hacked allegedly by “pro-Pakistan” Turkish hacker group Ayyildiz Tim.

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Mumbai Police maintained that the matter is under investigation. “We have informed our cyber unit and Maharashtra cyber cell about the hacked Twitter account of Amitabh Bachchan. They are investigating the matter. Further updates are awaited,” the PRO said.

The Twitter account of Senior Bachchan was hacked late on Monday night. The hackers pinned a tweet, saying, “This is an important call to the whole world! We do condemn the irrespective behaviors of Iceland republic towards Turkish footballers. We speak softly but carry a big stick and inform you about the big Cyber attack here. As Ayyildiz Tim Turkish Cyber Army +++.” Two more posts were put up by the hackers, who also changed the display picture to that of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the cover photo was changed to a picture of the group.

Big B’s Twitter bio, which reads “Actor... well at least some still saying so!” was suffixed by “Love Pakistan”. However, within an hour, the tweets were deleted and the display picture and cover photo were removed.

The same group had previously hacked Twitter accounts of Abhishek Bachchan, Shahid Kapoor and Anupam Kher, among others.