MSNBC Headlines Twitter got hacked

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[+2] - parados - 11/06/2009Who would have thought TeaBaggers were so technically savvy to even know what Twitter is, let alone hack an account.
[+2] - Region Philbis - 11/07/2009 is it hacked, or is it just an account someone set up made to look like it belongs to msnbc?
[+2] - djjd62 - 11/07/2009apparently it wasn't an MSNBC site, but somebody who tweeted MSMBC headlines, it was hacked by somebody, the site was "unavailable due to suspicious activity" shortly after it was...
[+1] - djjd62 - 11/06/2009"Hey it's Oberman, Don't tell anyone i snuck over to CNN to rape Lou Dobbs" love that one
[+1] - djjd62 - 11/06/2009you raise a good point
[+1] - tsarstepan - 11/07/2009Excellent point RP. It does seem to have a very small amount of followers for such a large branded commercial news media. Could be a zombie/clone account rather then the actual account held by...
[+1] - djjd62 - 11/07/2009couple of others that folks screen capped [img]http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screen-shot-2009-11-06-at-2.26.23-PM-630x427.png[/img] ...
[+1] - tsarstepan - 11/07/2009It's a definite hoot. Especially since some of it's followers must think its an authentic Twitter feed when they signed up.

@djjd62,

"Hey it's Oberman, Don't tell anyone i snuck over to CNN to rape Lou Dobbs"

love that one

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@djjd62,

Who would have thought TeaBaggers were so technically savvy to even know what Twitter is, let alone hack an account.

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@parados,

you raise a good point

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@djjd62,

is it hacked, or is it just an account someone set up made to look like it belongs to msnbc?

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@Region Philbis,

Excellent point RP.

It does seem to have a very small amount of followers for such a large branded commercial news media. Could be a zombie/clone account rather then the actual account held by the MSNBC media corporation.

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@tsarstepan,

apparently it wasn't an MSNBC site, but somebody who tweeted MSMBC headlines, it was hacked by somebody, the site was "unavailable due to suspicious activity" shortly after it was discovered

still funny in my opinion

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couple of others that folks screen capped

http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screen-shot-2009-11-06-at-2.26.23-PM-630x427.png

http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screen-shot-2009-11-06-at-2.26.12-PM-630x392.png

and my new favourite

http://cache0.techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Screen-shot-2009-11-06-at-2.26.34-PM-630x378.png

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@djjd62,

It's a definite hoot. Especially since some of it's followers must think its an authentic Twitter feed when they signed up.

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