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| BBC Weather Twitter account taken over by Syrian regime supporters | BBC Weather Twitter account taken over by Syrian regime supporters |
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| The BBC Weather Twitter account has been hacked, with fake tweets posted relating to the conflict in Syria. | The BBC Weather Twitter account has been hacked, with fake tweets posted relating to the conflict in Syria. |
| Chris Hamilton, BBC News social media editor, confirmed on Twitter that the @bbcweather account had been hacked on Thursday afternoon. | Chris Hamilton, BBC News social media editor, confirmed on Twitter that the @bbcweather account had been hacked on Thursday afternoon. |
| "Account has been hacked, so we don't control it. Working to fix it asap," Hamilton said in response to a query about the strange tweets that were appearing. | "Account has been hacked, so we don't control it. Working to fix it asap," Hamilton said in response to a query about the strange tweets that were appearing. |
| What appeared to be the first fake tweet following the hack stated: "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria." The next said: "Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA." | What appeared to be the first fake tweet following the hack stated: "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria." The next said: "Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA." |
| The @Official_SEA Twitter account claimed @BBCarabicOnline and @bbcradioulster had also been hacked. | The @Official_SEA Twitter account claimed @BBCarabicOnline and @bbcradioulster had also been hacked. |
| The BBC appeared to have regained control of the BBC Weather account by about 3pm on Thursday, when all the fake tweets were removed. The last tweet before the hacking began was posted three hours earlier. | The BBC appeared to have regained control of the BBC Weather account by about 3pm on Thursday, when all the fake tweets were removed. The last tweet before the hacking began was posted three hours earlier. |
| A BBC News spokesman said: "We are aware that in the past few hours several BBC Twitter accounts have been hacked. We are actively working on this and expect it to be resolved shortly." | |
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