Who Hacked Martin Shkreli’s Twitter Account?

As of Sunday afternoon, the most recent tweet for Shkreli said, “I am now a god”.

Former pharmaceutical chief executive Martin Shkreli has insisted charges of securities fraud and conspiracy “are baseless and without merit”.

In this courtroom sketch, entrepreneur and former hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, second from left, appears in court for his arraignment on fraud charges, Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015, in NY.

Shkreli was charged with securities fraud and conspiracy.

Following his arrest, Shkreli stepped down as CEO of Turing Pharmaceuticals.

Shkreli rose to infamy earlier this year after Turin raised the costs of one of its drugs, which is used to treat parasitic infections in people with low immune systems like HIV patients, from $13.50 to $700 per pill overnight.

Then on Monday, his Twitter handle was changed to “Martin The God”, and a series of seven tweets were sent from his account, including: “Anyone want free money?” The maximum sentence for the top count is 20 years in prison.

The allegations have amplified the public outrage over the brash, boyish-looking Shkreli, who has become the poster child for the issue of soaring prices for prescription medications. Previously Hillary Clinton, the frontrunner for the Democratic presidential nomination, pilloried him for price-gouging, and he was pulled into congressional investigations into drug pricing. Since September he has used social media site Twitter to prod his detractors.

Prior to his Twitter message, Shkreli’s spokesman Craig Stevens said the biotech executive expects to be “fully vindicated from all the charges filed against him”.