Former Liberal MP Craig Kelly says a pornographic tweet shared on his X account was the results of a hack.
His account on X on Sunday shared a submit from one other account that partly learn “Attractive sister seduced by her brother’s pal” together with a 24-minute video.
The submit was later deleted from his account, with Kelly posting: “My account continues to be hacked — the offensive merchandise has been eliminated (it’s not on my web page) however it’s apparently nonetheless showing on individuals’s pages.”
Accompanying that submit was a screenshot exhibiting an earlier submit from Kelly that learn: “Earlier right this moment my account was hacked, I’ve reported this to Twitter and reset my password.
“Ugly stuff.”
Kelly was the MP for the Queensland seat of Hughes for 11 years, having first received it in 2010. He represented the Liberal Get together till early 2021 earlier than he resigned to sit down on the crossbench and later that 12 months joined and was appointed chief of Clive Palmer’s United Australia Get together.
His X account notes he’s the present nationwide director of the United Australia Get together.
SBS Information has contacted the United Australia Get together requesting remark from Kelly.
Craig Kelly (proper) and Clive Palmer (left) marketing campaign in the course of the United Australia Get together’s marketing campaign launch in April 2022. Supply: AAP / Darren England
Politicians have prior to now blamed hackers for his or her accounts’ interactions with pornographic posts on X, previously generally known as Twitter.
In 2017, then-Liberal defence minister Christopher Pyne stated he was “hacked in a single day” .
Additionally that 12 months, fellow Liberal MP and then-health minister Greg Hunt stated a hack was in charge for his account liking a pornographic submit.
It was referred to the Australian Federal Police (AFP), which after investigating .
“I believe social media hygiene is a matter that all of us must be very acutely aware of,” then-AFP commissioner Andrew Colvin stated in 2018.
“That’s about who has entry to your Twitter account, how many individuals have entry, are you aware who has entry to your Twitter account.”