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:
https://twitter.com/amoylan/status/326750011851436032
RT @AP: You're not gonna believe the all the stuff we just found in Al Capone's vault.
— Jim Geraghty (@jimgeraghty) April 23, 2013
RT @AP #bqhatevwr
— jon gabriel (@exjon) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/326750082869362688
https://twitter.com/jamespoulos/status/326746725651984386
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.
— Jim Geraghty (@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.
— Harriet Reuter Hapgood (@hapgoodness) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/DrKindseth/status/326752226993377280
RT @AP We are at war with EurAsia.
— Mickey White (@BiasedGirl) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/GayPatriot/status/326750578560610304
https://twitter.com/PoliticalLogic/status/326750678896750592
https://twitter.com/redsteeze/status/326751145253015553
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
— Probably Annoyed (@ceonelly) April 23, 2013
https://twitter.com/WadeS7/status/326754022356832257
https://twitter.com/jimmiebjr/status/326754052006367232
https://twitter.com/jaypeemoney/status/326755369374339072
https://twitter.com/Jenny_IDLYITW/status/326753924856033281
https://twitter.com/AmericnElephant/status/326753335485014018
#APPasswords AP
— Kelly Kam B. (@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!
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