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MohRokTah

(15,429 posts) Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:07 PM Jan 2015

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Hackers Take Over Media Twitter Accounts, Live-Tweet 'World War III'

This isn't very funny, IMO, but I bet teh hackers are yucking it up:

Hackers Take Over Media Twitter Accounts, Live-Tweet 'World War III'

The Twitter accounts of United Press International and the New York Post appeared to have been hacked Friday afternoon after the accounts began tweeting about the breakout of "World War III."

In identical tweets, the accounts @UPI, @NYPost and @NYPostBiz began sending out news alerts that a Chinese military ship had fired at a US vessel and that the pope had declared "World War III has begun."

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Hackers Take Over Media Twitter Accounts, Live-Tweet 'World War III' (Original Post) MohRokTah Jan 2015 OP

well, it is humorous-the pope declaring ww3. IMHO riversedge Jan 2015 #1

That one was kind of funny MohRokTah Jan 2015 #2

LOL nt Ykcutnek Jan 2015 #3

plus the hack said banks would close at 4 pm and a bail in would begin. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2015 #4

hahahaha. nt Cali_Democrat Jan 2015 #5

riversedge

(70,187 posts)

1. well, it is humorous-the pope declaring ww3. IMHO

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:11 PM

Jan 2015

MohRokTah

(15,429 posts)

2. That one was kind of funny

Reply to riversedge (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jan 2015

But UPI is one that some people rely on for breaking news when they are out and about with only a smartphone.

Ykcutnek

(1,305 posts)

3. LOL nt

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:24 PM

Jan 2015

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

4. plus the hack said banks would close at 4 pm and a bail in would begin.

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:26 PM

Jan 2015

The term "bail-in" being used was the give away, since the bankers use more vague language than that.

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

5. hahahaha. nt

Reply to MohRokTah (Original post)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 03:48 PM

Jan 2015

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