Sporkman
May 28th, 2010, 02:22 PM
Amid oil spill bout, hackers take over BP Twitter feed
For a moment on Thursday morning, as news of the oil spill careened around the Web, hackers took over the Twitter account of BP. Fear not: The real BP is now back in control.
The newest front in the ongoing spat over the BP oil spill? Twitter, naturally. For a brief time on Thursday morning, hackers broke into the official BP Twitter feed, and posted at least one tweet referencing a very popular fake BP Twitter account. "Terry is now in charge of operation Top Kill, work will recommence after we find a XXL wetsuit. #bpcares #oilspill," the hackers wrote...
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0527/Amid-oil-spill-bout-hackers-take-over-BP-Twitter-feed?utm_source=feedburner
For a moment on Thursday morning, as news of the oil spill careened around the Web, hackers took over the Twitter account of BP. Fear not: The real BP is now back in control.
The newest front in the ongoing spat over the BP oil spill? Twitter, naturally. For a brief time on Thursday morning, hackers broke into the official BP Twitter feed, and posted at least one tweet referencing a very popular fake BP Twitter account. "Terry is now in charge of operation Top Kill, work will recommence after we find a XXL wetsuit. #bpcares #oilspill," the hackers wrote...
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/0527/Amid-oil-spill-bout-hackers-take-over-BP-Twitter-feed?utm_source=feedburner