As Twitchy reported, the AP’s Twitter account was hacked today in rather spectacular fashion. And while that may have led to a sharp dive in the Dow, it’s produced a dramatic spike in mockery:
RT @AP Bitcoin revealed to be elaborate hoax because, I mean c'mon, really?
— amoylan (@amoylan) April 23, 2013
RT @AP: You're not gonna believe the all the stuff we just found in Al Capone's vault.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2013
RT @AP #bqhatevwr
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 23, 2013
RT @AP 2 min warning: Emperor Newt Gingrich to deliver first live televised address from the US Moon Colony.
— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) April 23, 2013
OMG NO RT @AP: Breaking: Two funksplosions in the White House and Barack Obama is krunkin
— James Poulos (@jamespoulos) April 23, 2013
RT @AP: PHOTO: Disgraced ex-Secret Service agent now investigating explosions at White House. pic.twitter.com/E2uwPEpL7f
— Mitch Krpata (@mkrpata) April 23, 2013
RT: @AP: Draft of Gang of Eight immigration proposal includes full amnesty for Chupacabra.
— jimgeraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2013
RT @AP: There's something off about that purple teletubby
— Savannah (@thesavvy) April 23, 2013
RT @AP Breaking: sources say they now know how many Vietnamese soft rolls to order.
— H Reuter Hapgood (@hapgoodness) April 23, 2013
Tough day for AP RT: @AP Ke$ha named United States Poet Laureate by President Obama during White House ceremony.
— Ben Kindseth© (@DrKindseth) April 23, 2013
RT @AP We are at war with EurAsia.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 23, 2013
RT @AP: SOURCES: Donald Trump's hair is a ferret.
— GayPatriot™ (@GayPatriot) April 23, 2013
RT @AP Dodgers win two in a row!
— Joel Palmer (@LogicJoel) April 23, 2013
RT @AP: Biden being rushed to secure spot. Location of his blankey unknown.
— Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) April 23, 2013
RT @AP BREAKING: Dewey Defeats Truman
— Razor (@hale_razor) April 23, 2013
The AP is going to need to take some significant security precautions in order to prevent something like this from happening again. A good start would be choosing more complicated login credentials. Twitterers were kind enough to provide a list of passwords the AP should avoid from now on:
https://twitter.com/samir/status/326746634920804352
#APPasswords guest
— Nelly (@ceonelly) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/WadeS7/status/326754022356832257
#APPasswords Diediedietwitterdiedie
— Jimmie (@jimmiebjr) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/jaypeemoney/status/326755369374339072
https://twitter.com/Jenny_IDLYITW/status/326753924856033281
MemoryHole #APpasswords
— American Elephant (@AmericnElephant) April 23, 2013
#APPasswords AP
— Kelly Kam Blondie (@IndecisivePearl) April 23, 2013
StyleGuide1 #APpasswords
— Caitlin Frazier (@CaitlinFrazier) April 23, 2013
Obama2012 #APPasswords
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 23, 2013
PleaseHireMeRogerAiles32 #APpasswords
— Seth (@dcseth) April 23, 2013
Man, it’s been a rough day for the Associated Press. At least it has one friend it can count on:
RT @AP #TheToasterIsStillVeryLoyal
— The H2 (@TheH2) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/jdonels/statuses/326747274518605825
Hee!
