Hacked --> @bbcweather
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Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 21, 2013Hacked, and by an anti-Semite no less RT @bbcweather: Tsunami alert for Haifa: Residents are advised to return to Poland.—
Bethany S. Mandel (@bethanyshondark) March 21, 2013
Twitter users noticed that something was off with tweets from BBC Weather on Thursday.
Forecast for Tel Aviv on Saturday – 5000 degrees Kelvin with northern fog and eastern high pressure front—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Tsunami alert for Haifa: Residents are advised to return to Poland.—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Chaotic weather forecast for Lebanon as the government decides to distance itself from the Milky Way—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Saudi weather station down due to head on-collision with camel—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Earthquake warning for Qatar: Hamad Bin Khalifah about to exit vehicle—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Hazardous fog warning for North Syria: Erdogan orders terrorists to launch chemical weapons at civilian areas—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Scandal: Edinburgh storm warning station decommissioned after maintenance fund diverted to arming Syrian opposition—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Thank for hanging out with us! To know the truth about the global terrorist war on #Syria, follow @Official_SEA #SEA—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Other tweets on the hacked account indicate the pro-Assad Syrian Electronic Army is responsible.
Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
The SEA has not claimed responsibility on its Twitter account.
Update:
BBC social media editor Chris Hamilton confirms the BBC Weather account was hacked.
Yes, @bbcweather has been hacked. We’re working on it.—
Chris Hamilton (@chrishams) March 21, 2013
@paulwaugh @ruskin147 @bbcweather Yes, thanks, we know, working with Twitter to fix it—
Chris Hamilton (@chrishams) March 21, 2013
Update:
Twitter users joke that it’s a little hard to tell if this was a hacking or not.
Hey @michellemalkin @twitchymedia @twitchyteam are we SURE the bbc was hacked?
twitchy.com/2013/03/21/for…—
Aaron Worthing (@AaronWorthing) March 21, 2013
For what it's worth, @bbcweather's Israel comments are mostly in line with the network's general editorial stance.—
Lachlan Markay (@lachlan) March 21, 2013
Update:
BBC Arabic also appears to have been hacked.
الجيش السوري الإلكتروني مر من هنا …. @Official_SEA—
BBC Arabic (@BBCArabicOnline) March 21, 2013
Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria—
BBC Arabic (@BBCArabicOnline) March 21, 2013
It’s not just @bbcweather that’s been hacked! @BBCArabicOnline twitpic.com/cd67b2—
Alan Taylor-Shearer (@alantshearer) March 21, 2013
Update:
The Syrian Electronic Army retweeted this:
Another zionist mouthpiece @BBCweather got hacked by @Official_SEA for the lulz of course. What's the weather like? Raining chemical agents.—
Anonymous Operations (@Anon_Central) March 21, 2013
Update:
The BBC Weather account has been fixed.
Sorry about that, we were hacked. Normal service resumes.—
BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Screen grab of the hacked tweets because Twitchy is forever:
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Pro-Assad hackers hijack AFP Twitter account, spread propaganda photos
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets sent from the @BBCWeather account.