A PROMINENT Worcester councillor has been hacked on Twitter with his account now posting bizarre messages.
Cllr Richard Udall, Worcester City and Worcestershire County councillor for St John's, said he does not know how his Twitter account became hacked.
He regularly uses the account to highlight local issues and debate with other councillors.
However, since it has been hacked the account is now displaying Chinese writing and is posting videos of women taking selfie-style videos.
Quotes posted to the page include "sometimes the perfect person for you is the one you least expect".
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Cllr Udall said he has no plans to make a new account and he is in contact with Twitter in the hopes of regaining control of his page.
He said: "Yes my account has been hacked and taken over by persons unknown.
"I woke up last Thursday to a message from Twitter that my email and password had been changed.
"I have reported the problem to Twitter, and they are investigating.
"I have no plans to open another account, I hope to regain access to my old account."
The videos first started appearing on the account on Tueday, February 7.
Cllr Udall has over 1,250 followers on his account and joined Twitter in 2009.
The hackers have updated his bio information with contact details, a telephone number and link.
It also mentions 'Excellent peripheral clubs around the world' according to Google translation along with a list of different kinds of people.
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Cllr Udall said that Twitter is an important platform for politicians to communicate with residents.
He said: "Many people, especially politicians rely on Twitter to help them to communicate with residents.
"I suppose we are easy targets for hackers, but it’s a reminder to ensure security on twitter accounts is kept up to date and that passwords are changed frequently.
"I can continue to be found on Facebook."
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