Hackers break into Iranian vice-president’s Facebook account

Baku, Azerbaijan, Apr. 20

By Farhad Daneshvar - Trend:

Iran's Vice-President for Women and Family Affairs Shahindokht Molaverdi has said in a Twitter post that her Facebook and Gmail accounts were hacked.

"Hello friends. Unfortunately my Facebook and Gmail accounts were hacked," she tweeted.

She further asked her online friends and followers to not respond to the messages sent by the hackers.

Over the past years Iran has banned several social media networks such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. However some Iranians have managed to log into their social media accounts through techniques to circumvent blocks, such as the proxy servers.

Despite the official ban, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, who holds verified accounts on both Twitter and Facebook, as well as a number of Iranian ministers and ambassadors, have been seen to actively use Facebook to communicate with people.