NBC News Gets Twitter Hacked

UPDATE: The Latest…A statement from NBC News: “The NBC News twitter account was hacked late this afternoon and as a result, false reports of a plane attack on ground zero were sent to @NBCNews followers. We are working with Twitter to correct the situation and sincerely apologize for the scare that could have been caused by such a reckless and irresponsible act.”

UPDATE #2: We just got word that the @NBCNews account is “now back up and under our control.”

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