Anonymous, a group of hacktivists on Friday have hacked and taken over the official Twitter handle of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC).
The group acknowledged using the hacked handle that it did what it did in support of EndSARS campaigns protesting an end to police brutality in Nigeria, including, that it will expose all Nigerian authorities’s secrets and recordsdata.
In a message the group posted on NBC’s Twitter handle, @NBCNews, it mentioned, “We #Anonymous will proceed supporting Nigerians.”
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The hackers had earlier claimed hacking the website of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Nigeria Police unit and President Muhammadu Buhari’s system.
Protests in Nigeria calling for finish to police brutality and extra-judicial killings have continued to collect momentum each at residence and overseas.
The federal government has since Sunday disbanded SARS and on Tuesday changed it with Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team.
However the protesters, who wouldn’t have any of these two, are demanding for a complete