The official Twitter account for Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn J. Mosby's office was hacked Saturday, her spokeswoman confirmed.
The username on the account, @BaltimoreSAO, was changed to "Bekir JR." The account tweeted messages in Turkish. The page was later taken down.
Mosby spokeswoman Rochelle Ritchie confirmed the hack Saturday evening, but said she could not provide further details on what happened.
"I can only confirm that our Twitter account has been hacked and we are trying to rectify the situation," Ritchie said in a statement to The Sun.
Mosby ackowledged the incident on her own Twitter account, @MarilynMosbyEsq, tweeting at 9:41 p.m.: "My BCSAO Account had been hacked! #SuchIsLife"
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