that awkward moment when @MayorFoxx's twitter has been hacked
— Michelle (@MJonesCLT) February 10, 2013
Oh, dear. Charlotte’s Mayor Foxx’s Twitter account was hacked (or phished) yesterday afternoon.
@MayorFoxx Glad you know. It leads to a fake twitter login page. Someone phishing for passwords. #hacked
— Diana Rugg is home with 3 kids? (@DianaRuggOnTV) February 9, 2013
@MayorFoxx looks like your account got hacked.
— Sir Rev. Danny Kelly PhD JD ATV Esq. OBE. (@dcarnys) February 9, 2013
Like Stephanie Cutter’s when she was phished, his Twitter feed started hawking body fat burners.
Watch out – Mayor was hacked! (do not respond) “@MayorFoxx: The fastest way to lose body-fat in 2 weeks http://t.co/5hmbcT2V”
— Diana Rugg is home with 3 kids? (@DianaRuggOnTV) February 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/TheBuiltPaige/status/300368599296643072
And the dreaded “did you see this pic of you?” direct messages.
https://twitter.com/thefriendraiser/status/300327021358239744
Looks like @mayorfoxx twitter account is hacked or he has pictures of us. If you get a DM don’t click the link. pic.twitter.com/mBrhKq1Q
— CLT Blog (@cltblog) February 10, 2013
Amy Cowman, an NBC reporter/anchor, did not heed the “do not click” warnings.
I think I figured it out, I believe I clicked the link from @MayorFoxx hacked spam message and my acct got hacked also!!
— Amy Cowman (@amycowman4) February 10, 2013
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— Amy Cowman (@amycowman4) February 9, 2013
@amywcnc I think you have been hacked.
— Carol (@rn2bcarol) February 9, 2013
It appears my Twitter account was hacked, my apologies if you got a spam message from me!!
— Amy Cowman (@amycowman4) February 9, 2013
Oh, sweetie. Bless your heart.
Her account is all good this morning.
Good morning everyone! It's Amy now, changed my password, sorry for anyone who got spam message! Tune in this morning we have lots going on
— Amy Cowman (@amycowman4) February 10, 2013
Make sure the “lots going on” does not including clicking on phishing links, no matter how anxious you are to see pics of yourself. You’re welcome.
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