Syrian Hackers Send Fake Tweet From AP Account Announcing White House Attack
Did you see the tweet that came from the Associated Press Twitter account earlier today?
The tweet claimed The White House was under an attack of some sort and that the President Obama was injured. Coming so soon after the bombing at the Boston Marathon, many folks believed it and retweeted it.
Some hacks are funny, like when Burger King got hacked – or they’re mostly harmless razzing, but this one could’ve caused widespread panic – and it DID cause a change in the stock market.
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