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Fox News's hacked Twitter feed declares Obama dead
The Guardian ^ | 7/4/11

Posted on 07/04/2011 2:53:54 AM PDT by markomalley

Rogue 4 July tweets on TV news channel's politics service go viral but Fox News is apparently back in control

Fox News has apparently fallen victim to hacking, with its politics Twitter feed repeatedly announcing President Barack Obama had been shot dead.

@foxnewspolitics began tweeting the information to its 33,000 followers at about 2am local time, with the posts rapidly being shared around the internet.

The rogue tweets appeared to begin after the account sent a message saying Fox had just "regained full access to our Twitter account".

The following tweets all related to the supposed death of Obama, with some posts being very specific about the president's injuries.

"@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is dead," came the first tweet. The string of messages continued:

"@BarackObama has just passed. Nearly 45 minutes ago, he was shot twice in the lower pelvic area and in the neck; shooter unknown. Bled out", and then: "@BarackObama shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. RIP Obama, best regards to the Obama family."

Whatever the hoaxer's identity, they do not appear to have been entirely web-savvy. The first three posts revealing the president's death were directed to the @BarackObama Twitter feed, meaning only those following both accounts would have seen the messages.

(Excerpt) Read more at guardian.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption
KEYWORDS: cracker; hacker; jackasses; juvenile; obamanotdead; stupid; unnecessary
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Keep it classy folks!

Here are the tweets in question (still haven't been pulled) (image reduced. Click on the image to see it full size):


1 posted on 07/04/2011 2:53:58 AM PDT by markomalley
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To: markomalley

And this will become fodder for tomorrow’s declaration that tea party conservatives especially are violent and racist...

In any event, a whole lot of people got woken up early this day, and probably won’t get back to bed until tomorrow night. Hope that hacker was dumb enough to not cover their trail and is nailed quickly.


2 posted on 07/04/2011 3:00:33 AM PDT by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: markomalley

How does this happen? With all the supposed security, how do hackers get control of accounts on Twitter and elsewhere?


3 posted on 07/04/2011 3:01:16 AM PDT by MindBender26 (Forget AMEX. Remember your Glock 27: Never Leave Home Without It!)
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To: markomalley

Amatuers. Incompetence of this level means Fox News doesn’t deserve to exist.


4 posted on 07/04/2011 3:02:55 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: markomalley

Good grief! What is this hacker trying to do, start a national incident?


5 posted on 07/04/2011 3:08:35 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: markomalley

And the hacked messages are still online on Twitter!


6 posted on 07/04/2011 3:09:54 AM PDT by wolficatZ (Somebody once wrote "Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold".)
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To: wolficatZ
And the hacked messages are still online on Twitter!

That, to me, is the most bizzare detail.

7 posted on 07/04/2011 3:10:43 AM PDT by markomalley (Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good-Pope Leo XIII)
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To: kingu

This could be taken as a threat to the President.
I imagine it will be scrutenized pretty closely.
Astronomically stupid thing to do.


8 posted on 07/04/2011 3:11:17 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: kingu

Yes, I thought when I first saw this thread, I thought I was going to spit my first morning cup of coffee.


9 posted on 07/04/2011 3:12:27 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: tet68

Have the riots started yet


10 posted on 07/04/2011 3:14:36 AM PDT by TLEIBY308 (Keep yer powder dry and watch yer top Knot.)
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To: tet68

You got that right, this will be viewed as a threat to the President. With this country badly divided as it is, this is the LAST THING the conservatives NEED right now.


11 posted on 07/04/2011 3:14:45 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: MindBender26; 444Flyer; null and void; Armaggedon
How does this happen? With all the supposed security, how do hackers get control of accounts on Twitter and elsewhere?

Seal falling off of podium, seal flying off the beastmobile, beastmobile running aground at embassy in Ireland, rats, flies, storms, volcanoes, and now twitter chatter about Obama falling...

The usurper sure is an omen generator.

12 posted on 07/04/2011 3:15:36 AM PDT by Ezekiel (The Obama-nation began with the Inauguration of Desolation.)
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To: kingu

Why in the world would Tea Partyers get the blame for this??

I tgought Twitter accounts couldn’t be hacked?? Weiner said his was and evryone said it was impossible.


13 posted on 07/04/2011 3:15:46 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: markomalley

Surprised. That could get Twitter into trouble as well as FoxNews.


14 posted on 07/04/2011 3:16:16 AM PDT by Biggirl ("Jesus talked to us as individuals"-Jim Vicevich/Thanks JimV!)
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To: markomalley

You can be sure Baraq Sheik Obomba and his posse orchestrated this. They want to shut down opposition news outlets once and for all, just like Hitler and Stalin did.


15 posted on 07/04/2011 3:17:42 AM PDT by Fresh Wind ('People have got to know whether or not their President is a crook.' Richard M. Nixon)
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To: Ann Archy

I’m not familiar with Twitter, how could it be hacked?
Someone inside? This could have repercussions.


16 posted on 07/04/2011 3:20:43 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

Well, Fox is FULL of LIBERALS!!!


17 posted on 07/04/2011 3:22:37 AM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Fresh Wind

Obviously there is need for more controls! /s


18 posted on 07/04/2011 3:22:37 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: markomalley

The staff at Foxnews is asleep at the wheel, it’s called being slack!


19 posted on 07/04/2011 3:23:14 AM PDT by wolficatZ (Somebody once wrote "Revenge is a dish that has to be eaten cold".)
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To: Ann Archy

No, I think people said HIS wasn’t hacked- that the facts didn’t add up to a hack in Weiner’s case, not that it was not possible in general.


20 posted on 07/04/2011 3:25:27 AM PDT by PghBaldy (War Powers Res: http://avalon.law.yale.edu/20th_century/warpower.asp)
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