Yesterday, President Barack Obama posted an article on his Twitter account: "Science fair nightmare: This #climate change denier is the world's most embarrassing dad," he wrote. But the attached link didn't go to his campaign site. Instead, it directed readers alternately to an apparent malware site and a propaganda video called "Syria Facing Terrorism." It appeared that the Syrian Electronic Army had claimed another victim, all the way at the top of the US government.
But the problem didn't seem to be a full account hack. Instead, someone had used Obama's URL shortener to hijack the link, directing it to the video and site. Huffington Post correspondent Sam Stein quickly got a response from the White House: "An account with our...
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/28/5039056/president-barack-obama-twitter-links-hijacked-by-syrian-electronic-army
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