Associated Press @AP and @AP_Mobile Twitter Accounts Hacked

An alarming rumor circulated through Twitter today that the White House had been bombed and that President Obama had been injured. The source? The Associated Press, a reputable news organization whose Twitter account was hacked.

An alarming rumor circulated through Twitter today that the White House had been bombed and that President Obama had been injured. The source? The Associated Press, a reputable news organization whose Twitter account was hacked.

At 1:07 p.m. ET, the @AP account tweeted the following message: “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.”

The Associated Press has since released the following statement:

Hackers have compromised the main Twitter account of The Associated Press, sending out an erroneous tweet about an attack at the White House.

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