Another Day, Another High-Profile Twitter Hack: E! Online
The Syrian Electronic Army, the group behind the April 23 hacking of the Associated Press Twitter account, and more recently CBS, hacked into the E! Online profile on Saturday.
The hackers tweeted a fake “exclusive” allegedly from Justin Bieber announcing that he was gay, which prompted more than 1,000 retweets and more than 350 favorites.
Another tweet said Selena Gomez, Bieber’s erstwhile girlfriend, was supportive of his declaration. The SEA also sent a tweet averring that Angelina Jolie told E! that “Jordan is to blame for the Syrian refugees’ atrocious conditions.”
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