Fake Tsunami Warning on Twitter Scares Entire Nation
A hacker has caused panic in Indonesia by hijacking an official government Twitter account and posting a fake tsunami warning late last week. The hacked account was that of the Indonesian presidential adviser for disaster management, Andi Arief, which made the fake warning all the more serious. Arief has since moved his account, abandoning the compromised account to the hacker.
The Jakarta Globe reported this Twitter hacking last Thursday. Apparently, Arief’s account was used to post “Besok jakarta tsunami” which translates to “Jakarta tsunami tomorrow”.
The hacker also tweeted several politically-charged messages on Arief’s account.
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