Mark Zuckerberg's Twitter And Pinterest Accounts Were Hacked

His password was reported to be "dadada."

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David Mack
by David Mack

BuzzFeed News Reporter

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had his Twitter and Pinterest accounts breached Sunday by hackers who claimed to be testing his online security.

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Venture Beat reported the hackers OurMine Team briefly took control of Zuckerberg's accounts, before they were suspended.

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A tweet sent out from Zuckerberg's account was later deleted and the account restored.

The hackers wrote that Zuckerberg's password, said to be "dadada," was among the 100 million stolen in a hack of LinkedIn in 2012.

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Although he has thousands of followers on Pinterest and LinkedIn, the technology CEO barely uses his accounts. He last tweeted in January 2012.

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A Twitter spokesperson told BuzzFeed News the company does "not comment on individual accounts, for privacy and security reasons."

Representatives for Zuckerberg and Pinterest did not immediately return requests for comment.

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