This is an archive of the mabination.com forums which were active from 2010 to 2018. You can not register, post or otherwise interact with the site other than browsing the content for historical purposes. The content is provided as-is, from the moment of the last backup taken of the database in 2019. Image and video embeds are disabled on purpose and represented textually since most of those links are dead.
To view other archive projects go to
https://archives.mabination.com
-
Phunkie wrote on 2011-07-04 20:26
Was the Fox News Politics Twitter account (@foxnewspolitics) hacked?
Unusual activity on the news division's account seemed to suggest as much late on Sunday night. Later, additional tweets appeared falsely claiming that President Barack Obama was killed.
The account's icon had been changed from the Fox News Politics logo and featured the following new description: "H4CK3D BY TH3 5CR1PT K1DD3S."
UPDATE: Fox News released a statement confirming the hacking and adding that "the hacking is being investigated, and FoxNews.com regrets any distress the false tweets may have created."
The vice president and general manager of Fox News Digital, Jeff Misenti, said that FoxNews.com is working with Twitter to address the situation as quickly as possible. In a statement he said, "We will be requesting a detailed investigation from Twitter about how this occurred, and measures to prevent future unauthorized access into FoxNews.com accounts."
As of midday Monday, the tweets that had gone out on the Fox News Politics Twitter account as a result of the hacking had been taken down.
Below, a screenshot capturing two tweets sent out by @foxnewspolitics on Sunday night:
[Image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/301411/FOX-NEWS-TWITTER-HACKED.jpg]
UPDATE: Additional tweets have appeared falsely claiming that President Obama was killed. The unsettling tweets appear below.
[Image: http://i.huffpost.com/gen/301471/FOX-NEWS-TWITTER-HACKED.jpg]
LOL
-
Conor wrote on 2011-07-04 22:16
If that's what gets hackers off, then by all means.
-
Sumpfkraut wrote on 2011-07-04 22:35
I have a hard time imagining that it reduced the twitter quality at all.
-
Tatsu wrote on 2011-07-04 22:37
I'm okay with this.
-
Shirayuki wrote on 2011-07-04 22:59
Quote from Tatsu;500170:
I'm okay with this.
I am also okay with this.
-
Ryoko wrote on 2011-07-04 23:05
Quote from Shirayuki;500185:
I am also okay with this.
Me too.
But honestly, do they really think that people will believe Obama was killed? Lol.
-
Shirayuki wrote on 2011-07-04 23:25
Quote from Ryoko;500191:
Me too.
But honestly, do they really think that people will believe Obama was killed? Lol.
Well, people believed he wasn't born in the US..
-
Yoorah wrote on 2011-07-05 00:08
I personally don't think this is a good topic for a prank. :(
-
Phunkie wrote on 2011-07-05 00:10
Quote from Yoorah;500293:
I personally don't think this is a good topic for a prank. :(
What's funny is that it's Fox News and they're Republican and always after Obama.
Imagine if some intern decided to pull this prank. He would have gotten sooooooo fired.
-
Yoorah wrote on 2011-07-05 00:39
I'm more curious about the response to this, especially from stupid Republicans ([SIZE="1"]referring only to the stupid ones, that is[/SIZE]).
-
Sinned wrote on 2011-07-05 07:12
Oh god this is hilarious.
brb can't contain laughter
-
Chockeh wrote on 2011-07-05 07:33
This is hilarious!
-
TA wrote on 2011-07-05 08:01
I'm just waiting for someone to post a News thread like "OMG DID YOU GUYS HEAR OBAMA WAS ASSASSINATED?! I JUST FOUND OUT FROM FOX'S TWITTER"
-
Roy Mustang wrote on 2011-07-08 10:18
O.o
Wierd choice for hackers to go after.
Script Kiddies *shakes head*
This screams amateurs to me. No real hackers would want help from script kiddies >.>