# Technique T0011: Compromise Legitimate Accounts

* **Summary**: Hack or take over legimate accounts to distribute misinformation or damaging content.

* **Belongs to tactic stage**: TA16


| Incident | Descriptions given for this incident |
| -------- | -------------------- |
| [I00042 Saudi/Qatar bot dispute](../../generated_pages/incidents/I00042.md) | “hack” of Qatar’s official news agency |



| Counters | Response types |
| -------- | -------------- |
| [C00053 Delete old accounts / Remove unused social media accounts](../../generated_pages/counters/C00053.md) | D04 |
| [C00182 Redirection / malware detection/ remediation](../../generated_pages/counters/C00182.md) | D02 |


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