Hacked Twitter Account of the Day: The Twitter account of NBC News was hijacked a few minutes ago by The Script Kiddies — the same hacker collective that took over a Fox News Twitter account back in July — and used to spread false information about an alleged attack on Ground Zero.
Both accounts have been suspended.
This latest incident further illustrates the perils of relying on Twitter as a news source. Before it became clear that something was amiss, the hoax was retweeted by hundreds of Twitter users, many of whom believed it was accurate information coming from a reliable source.
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