It looks like Newsweek’s Twitter feed was briefly hacked a few minutes ago with pro-ISIS messages, threats against the First Family as well as alleged classified documents from the Defense Department.
Newsweek quickly regained control of their account, but Tweeters are posting screenshots of the bogus tweets:
https://twitter.com/sabrinacaserta/status/565179946973528064
looks like Isis is really taking the fight to us huh America?Rt"@PzFeed: .@Newsweek Twitter account has been hacked. http://t.co/U4Ak1SIbwZ"
— Boston Joe (@DeathSquadBOS) February 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/KeeganNYC/status/565180081073836032
Note: The document above is marked “Unclassified.”
Yikes."@lfung: What's up with @Newsweek twitter account? Hacked? pic.twitter.com/b3hRxC1YV5"
— Christy Grosz (@christygrosz) February 10, 2015
Is the @Newsweek Twitter account hacked? @geonews_urdu @dawn_com @etribune @abbasnasir59 pic.twitter.com/k1qexarWGm
— Izharullah (@Izhar2u) February 10, 2015
https://twitter.com/LibyaLiberty/status/565176568419332096
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.@Newsweek hacked. pic.twitter.com/pAKqqXzgeL
— Amanda Wills (@AmandaWills) February 10, 2015
Wow, looks like @Newsweek’s Twitter was hacked by the so-called ISIS Cyber Caliphate. h/t @vicbekiempis pic.twitter.com/e2eFU3gGO1
— danielle tcholakian (@danielleiat) February 10, 2015
And this:
Newsweek is back to normal. Wow, that was a WAY faster recovery than @CENTCOM
— Hadas Gold (@Hadas_Gold) February 10, 2015
Ouch.
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