January 18, 2018

Hijackers DM @realDonaldTrump from former Fox News hosts’ accounts

The hackers tweeted out love for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan: "We love turkish soldiers, we love Erdogan, we love Turkey."

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May 24, 2017

Hacked Twitter account spits out poison – make sure yours isn’t next

Salem State University was horrified when its account was taken over and used to spout racist venom - how could they have prevented it? We've got some advice

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October 13, 2016

Clinton campaign official’s Twitter account hijacked: “I’ve switched teams”

The top Clinton campaign official has had a brand new Outlook account broken into and his Twitter account hijacked. Blame password reuse!

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September 06, 2016

Hackers “find Twitter exploit” and resurrect banned accounts

Suspended Twitter accounts, including @Hitler, were temporarily reactivated by hacking group that claims to have discovered a security hole

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April 11, 2016

Hacked radio stations broadcast 90-minute explicit podcast

Four US radio stations were taken over via unsecured internet-connected audio-streaming devices that had been hijacked.

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May 19, 2015

Uber in hot water again – this time over plaintext passwords in emails

Password resets are a necessary evil, but they're best avoided however they are done. And you don't get to use the word "hacked" if you use and reuse weak passwords!

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April 27, 2015

Tesla and Elon Musk Twitter accounts and website hijacked, free Teslas offered

The website and Twitter account for sleek electric automaker Tesla Motors was taken over and defaced on Saturday, as was Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s personal Twitter account.

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March 27, 2015

Hijacked school Twitter account turns head teacher into a porn star

Nothing like a bit of Photoshopping and access to the school's Twitter account to turn an unwitting head teacher into a beefcake.

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