And how:
https://twitter.com/AP/status/326744234273161216
Needless to say, the tweet generated some buzz:
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/326744865327153152
https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/326744952996511744
RT @AP: Glee is a good show
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/ADPEfferson/status/326745786358591488
We'll know the @AP has been hacked when @CNN verifies the news.
— PoliMath (@politicalmath) April 23, 2013
I don't believe the @ap was hacked. I think it was an accidental tweet for a yet-to-be-staged #falseflag opp. AP, Obama & Bibi N behind it.
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/326746074947649536
https://twitter.com/SonnyBunch/status/326745927853436929
AP is obviously hacked. It doesn't conform to their style.
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) April 23, 2013
Heh.
AP writer Sam Hananel confirms that the account was hacked:
Please Ignore AP Tweet on explosions, we've been hacked.
— Sam Hananel (@SamHananel) April 23, 2013
As does the AP’s media relations team:
That is a bogus @AP tweet.
— AP CorpComm (@AP_CorpComm) April 23, 2013
Something to keep in mind:
BTW, if God forbid, something bad happened at the White House, you would be getting Tweets from all sorts of folks nearby, not just @AP.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2013
Hopefully they’ll be more careful next time. Yeesh.
https://twitter.com/LilMissRightie/status/326744960420429824
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Update:
Twitter has suspended the account for the time being:
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https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/326746392632651776
The AP has temporarily switched over to another account:
While AP deals with this hacking business, they are tweeting from @APEntertainment in the meantime.
— Chris Moody (@moody) April 23, 2013
The official @AP account has been hacked! No explosions at the White House, Barack Obama not injured.
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 23, 2013
The @AP Twitter account has been suspended after it was hacked. The tweet about an attack on the White House was false.
— AP Entertainment (@APEntertainment) April 23, 2013
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Update:
All of @AP's Twitter accounts will be suspended until we can be assured of their security
— Josh Lederman (@JoshNBCNews) April 23, 2013
All, AP's Twitter accounts will be suspended until we can be assured of their security. Do not respond to any news posted by these accounts.
— AP Politics (@AP_Politics) April 23, 2013
More details on the hacking from AP reporter Mike Baker:
The @AP hack came less than an hour after some of us received an impressively disguised phishing email.
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) April 23, 2013
AP story: "hackers made repeated attempts to steal the passwords of AP journalists" http://t.co/W8FQRW3eIe
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) April 23, 2013
More hacked tweets from a different AP account. These ones reference Syria: pic.twitter.com/CIKtDGOEil
— Mike Baker (@ByMikeBaker) April 23, 2013
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility.
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Update:
BREAKING: Secret Service will take "appropriate" follow-up steps with @AP twitter hacking
— Alyssa Zahler (@AZahler) April 23, 2013
Update:
The AP’s primary Twitter account was restored on Wednesday morning.
The @AP Twitter account, which was suspended after being hacked, has been secured and is back up. Thank you for your patience. – @EricCarvin
— The Associated Press (@AP) April 24, 2013
The false tweet about White House explosions had not been deleted when the account reappeared.
Followers of @AP: Our account was unsuspended by @Twitter, but we're still working to secure it and remove the false tweet.
— Eric Carvin (@EricCarvin) April 24, 2013
It was removed several minutes later.
An update on @AP: The false tweet has been removed and the account will be up and running normally soon.
— Eric Carvin (@EricCarvin) April 24, 2013
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