"Dream - The Instagram social media account of the vice presidential candidate (Cawapres) number 3 Mahfud MD is suspected to have been hacked. The account has been inaccessible since Tuesday, January 16, 2024, afternoon. The last post from the account @mohmahfudmd featured a video of several people in military uniforms headbutting a ball. The video was accompanied by a post in Hebrew letters and language which translates to 'God above me, who can control me.'"

"Special Staff of the Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs Rizal Mustary confirmed that Mahfud MD's Instagram account was hacked by parties outside the management team. Rizal stated that the Kemenko Polhukam team is currently making efforts to recover Mahfud's Instagram account."

"Rizal also confirmed that all posts and direct messages (DM) sent from that account since this morning are not from Mahfud MD. A similar statement was made by the Deputy Executive Director of Content and Social Media for the National Winning Team (TPN) Ganjar-Mahfud, Eko Kuntadhi. He  revealed that the irregularities of the account had been indicated since Monday, January 15, 2024."

The oddity is evident from Mahfud's post about Ganjar Pranowo suddenly rejecting the Israeli national football team, which has disappeared. “Currently, we are still trying to take over the account. We hope this hacking has nothing to do with the presidential election. However, we are still investigating all possible causes,” said Eko.

"According to TPN's monitoring, in recent days, Mahfud MD's performance on social media is acknowledged to be superior compared to the vice-presidential candidates from other pairs. 'Prof. Mahfud is currently in the spotlight. We monitor from social media, public support for him is increasing organically ahead of the 4th debate this Sunday,' said Eko."

"Recently, Mahfud MD has been actively hosting live broadcasts of 'Tabrak, Prof!' on his Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube accounts. The program features the Vice Presidential candidate from the number 03 pair going on site visits to answer questions regarding national issues and injustices experienced by the attending citizens."