Science & Tech · Cybersecurity · 2 hrs ago
Hackers take over Brazil’s Ancine website with political messages
Hackers took over the website of Brazil’s National Film Agency, known as Ancine, on October 12.
The page displayed an insult targeting people from the country’s Northeast, along with messages supporting conservative politics and presidential candidate Flávio Bolsonaro.
It also attacked public universities and made claims of election fraud.
The incident involved a government agency responsible for cinema in Brazil.
The Association of Ancine Employees said it alerted the agency’s IT team and that the page was taken down.
The site was later showing an error or was unavailable.
Ancine had not responded publicly by the time the reports were published.
Hackers took over Brazil’s National Cinema Agency (Ancine) website on Monday, October 12, 2026.
The page displayed an insult targeting people from Brazil’s Northeast, attacks on public universities and political messages supporting the conservative right and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro.
The hackers also alleged that China would manipulate the election if Bolsonaro did not win.
Ancine’s website was taken offline, and the agency had not responded to either outlet by publication.
- Who
- Hackers took over the website of Brazil’s National Cinema Agency, Ancine.
- What
- The page displayed political messages, insults targeting people from the Northeast and attacks on public universities.
- When
- Monday, October 12, 2026; Poder360 reported the hack occurred in the afternoon.
- Where
- Ancine’s website in Brazil.
- Why
- Not stated.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Hackers took over Ancine’s website and replaced its page with political messages and attacks.
Aspac said it had alerted IT and that the site had been taken offline.
The outlets reported that Ancine had not responded to requests for comment by publication.
- Agency
- Brazil’s National Cinema Agency (Ancine)
- Date
- October 12, 2026
- Political figure named
- Senator Flávio Bolsonaro
- Target of insult
- People from Brazil’s Northeast
- Site status
- Taken offline; Metrópoles later reported an error message when accessing it
What people are saying
All our support to the conservative right. God, country and family!
We notified IT immediately. They’ve already taken it offline. Very grateful!
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