Earlier, we told you about Cheese Reporter assistant editor and specialty cheese editor Moira Crowley and the nasty email she apparently sent to NRCC regional press secretary Carly Atchison in response to a question about abortion survivors.
I wrote a release advocating for legislation protecting babies surviving a botched abortion. This is how one associate editor chose to respond: pic.twitter.com/ALKbMMldkQ
— Carly Atchison (@CarlyAtch) April 2, 2019
Well, the Cheese Reporter has had a few hours to look into the matter, and here’s the statement they’ve put together:
Recently, one of our employee's email was hacked and deplorable messages were transmitted. Cheese Reporter and the employee ask for your understanding during this difficult time and in no way does Cheese Reporter or the employee condone or endorse any of these hacked messages.
— Cheese Reporter (@cheesereporter) April 2, 2019
Oh.
Guys. It was hackers. https://t.co/UMGxVyf17W
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 2, 2019
Are there a lot of hackers out there trying to take down the Cheese Reporter?
put on sunglasses and a hoodie in a dimly lit room, my fingers flying across the keyboard as I sip from a Mountain Dew with a straw
bright letters flash CHEESE REPORTER MAINFRAME: HACKED
"I'm in!"
— Alex Griswold (@HashtagGriswold) April 2, 2019
So we’re definitely buying this, then.
— Trev – ?Retest the Lows? (@hvymetalinvestr) April 2, 2019
— Shane Styles (@shaner5000) April 2, 2019
Uhhh wtf ayfkm https://t.co/XbBPUSKL6N
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 2, 2019
Who on God's green earth is hacking the CHEESE REPORTER to send hateful messages to NRCC employees? pic.twitter.com/iW2VV241BE
— Cassie Scher (@cassielee514) April 2, 2019
— Chris Martin (@chrisjdmartin) April 2, 2019
— Natalie Johnson (@nataliejohnsonn) April 2, 2019
— Johnny Astarita (@Johnny_Astarita) April 2, 2019
LOL why you lying
— Dawn Windsor (@DuskTilDawwn) April 2, 2019
You can do cheddar than this
— Cheesetrader (@cheesetrader1) April 2, 2019
One would think. Hey, here’s a question:
Weird… why would a group who said they were hacked block me? Did their twitter account get hacked too? @cheesereporter pic.twitter.com/87gzLEsGaw
— Carly Atchison (@CarlyAtch) April 2, 2019
Maybe they were just trying to save Carly the trouble of unfollowing them:
For those who recently began following us for the hacked comments, please unfollow our Twitter account as we do not want to be a messenger for your beliefs.
— Cheese Reporter (@cheesereporter) April 2, 2019
Dude.
i recently began following you for the hacked comments, but now i am following you for your breaking cheese reporting and scoops, so am unclear what to do here.
— J.P. Freire (@JPFreire) April 2, 2019
We all are.
Lmao this tweet is real https://t.co/0Pi3wHWE5T
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) April 2, 2019
this is you tweeting pic.twitter.com/DA9ydNRKgn
— Parker Maverick Style (@ParkerMaverick1) April 2, 2019
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional text and tweets.
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