BuzzFeed News was breached and defaced by a hacking group known as OurMine on Wednesday.
The attack was in retaliation for a story apparently revealing the identity of a founding member of the group. OurMine called the report “fake news.”
The hackers claimed to “have your database” and threatened further action against BuzzFeed.
https://twitter.com/ozsultan/status/783665215678414848
The original BuzzFeed article about the identity of OurMine’s founder, titled “This Saudi Teen Is Probably Behind the Hacks of Dozens of Tech CEOs,” was as of Wednesday morning but has since been republished.
The group is known for taking over the Twitter accounts of celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Jack Dorsey. They also defaced TechCrunch for no discernible reason.
Here’s BuzzFeed’s statement on the breach:
The hacking group OurMine altered several posts on https://t.co/20lNl4QWRf following BuzzFeed News reporting on the group pic.twitter.com/1bYcxZ3QlS
— BuzzFeed News (@BuzzFeedNews) October 5, 2016
