The official White House Instagram page associated with former US President Barack Obama was hacked, according to a Monday report by entertainment news outlet TMZ.
The breach was discovered on Sunday after several unusual posts appeared on the account, which uses the handle @obamawhitehouse.
The most prominent post was an AI-generated image accompanied by a caption that translated as: “The White House is under Shiites’ control,” according to TMZ.
The hacker also reportedly posted new Instagram stories on the account, which has 2.4 million followers.
A representative for Meta, which owns Instagram, confirmed the breach to TMZ and said the account has since been secured.
