Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday requested everyone not to trust, share, or engage with any posts or messages from its facebook page, which had been hacked on Saturday, until its full recovery.
On Saturday, the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) was hacked. according to a senior official, they came to know about this on Saturday morning, and the hackers took full control over the verified page in the afternoon.
The official Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been “unexpectedly found compromised,” said the Ministry. The page is currently under maintenance and necessary actions are being taken to investigate the matter. It was also observed that inappropriate content was shared for some time without due authorisation, according to the Ministry.
This unanticipated interruption is being given serious attention, as this page serves as the Ministry’s most popular social media platform for the regular dissemination of important information, it said.
Official updates and communications will continue to be shared through the Ministry’s other verified platforms, including its official website.