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AP Twitter account hacked in fake 'White House blasts' post | AP Twitter account hacked in fake 'White House blasts' post |
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The Associated Press has said its Twitter account has been hacked, after the posting of a bogus post about explosions at the White House. | The Associated Press has said its Twitter account has been hacked, after the posting of a bogus post about explosions at the White House. |
The news agency's account was suspended and it advised all tweets should be ignored until further notice. | |
The false message said: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." | The false message said: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured." |
US markets were spooked by the tweet; the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points as it was retweeted. | US markets were spooked by the tweet; the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 150 points as it was retweeted. |
On Tuesday evening, the FBI said it was investigating the incident. | On Tuesday evening, the FBI said it was investigating the incident. |
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters soon after the tweet was published that President Obama was fine, and financial markets quickly recovered the lost ground. | White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters soon after the tweet was published that President Obama was fine, and financial markets quickly recovered the lost ground. |
AP said later: "The @AP twitter account has been hacked. The tweet about an attack at the White House is false." | AP said later: "The @AP twitter account has been hacked. The tweet about an attack at the White House is false." |
The account was back online on Wednesday. | |
The agency said the attack came after repeated attempts by hackers to steal the passwords of AP journalists, adding that it was working to correct the issue. | The agency said the attack came after repeated attempts by hackers to steal the passwords of AP journalists, adding that it was working to correct the issue. |
Spokesman Paul Colford said the wire service had disabled other Twitter accounts following the attack and was working with the microblogging site to investigate the breach. | Spokesman Paul Colford said the wire service had disabled other Twitter accounts following the attack and was working with the microblogging site to investigate the breach. |
Bogus article | Bogus article |
AP reporter Mike Baker tweeted: "The @AP hack came less than an hour after some of us received an impressively disguised phishing email." | AP reporter Mike Baker tweeted: "The @AP hack came less than an hour after some of us received an impressively disguised phishing email." |
The phishing email in question appeared to come from the email account of another AP staffer, with a request to click a link to a "very important" article on the Washington Post website. | The phishing email in question appeared to come from the email account of another AP staffer, with a request to click a link to a "very important" article on the Washington Post website. |
The link opened a bogus login page requesting users enter their staff ID and password, reports suggest. | The link opened a bogus login page requesting users enter their staff ID and password, reports suggest. |
A group claiming to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took responsibility for the attacks, tweeting: "Ops! @AP get owned by Syrian Electronic Army! #SEA #Syria #ByeByeObama." | A group claiming to support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad took responsibility for the attacks, tweeting: "Ops! @AP get owned by Syrian Electronic Army! #SEA #Syria #ByeByeObama." |
The Syrian Electronic Army claims to have been behind similar attacks on the twitter feeds of Agence France Presse news agency, Sky News Arabia, al-Jazeera mobile and CBS News. | The Syrian Electronic Army claims to have been behind similar attacks on the twitter feeds of Agence France Presse news agency, Sky News Arabia, al-Jazeera mobile and CBS News. |
Two of the US broadcaster's accounts were suspended after fake messages appearing on the @60Minutes account criticised US support for "terrorist" rebels in Syria. | Two of the US broadcaster's accounts were suspended after fake messages appearing on the @60Minutes account criticised US support for "terrorist" rebels in Syria. |
On Tuesday evening, Twitter said it was investigating the incident and reminded users to be "extra vigilant" about phishing emails. | On Tuesday evening, Twitter said it was investigating the incident and reminded users to be "extra vigilant" about phishing emails. |