Tupac Lives!!!? No, PBS Was Just Hacked
Apparently upset with a recent Frontline documentary on WikiLeaks, the hacker group LulzSec hacked into PBS’ website and posted a fake story that Tupac was alive and well and living alongside Biggie Smalls in a small, unnamed New Zealand town. Despite the ridiculousness of the story and several grammatical errors, the post went viral before PBS could take it down.
Frontline issued a statement in response to the hack, in which Executive Producer David Fanning called the attack “irresponsible and chilling.
“We see it as a disappointing and irresponsible act,” he continued.
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