Cyber-attackers Hijack Twitter Account of Fox News Politics, Post False Messages
Recently, cyber-attackers targeted the Twitter account of Fox News Politics, and tweeted several false messages declaring assassination of President Obama. The fake news claimed that President Obama succumbed to two gun shots. The attackers even posted a congratulatory message for Vice President Joe Biden for appointment as new President of the United States (U.S). Ironically, cyber-attackers planted the fake news on a day when the U.S is celebrating 235th Independence Day. The fake messages were reportedly still visible on the Twitter account of Fox News Politics hours after they first appeared on the site. Cyber-attack group called who identify themselves as “The ScriptKiddies “, have reportedly claimed responsibility for the latest attack. Fox News has acknowledged the incident on its website and is investigating the latest security incident. This is the second such attack on Fox News in as many months. In an earlier incident, Lulz Sec compromised the databases, LinkedIn profiles and Twitter accounts associated with Fox. Lulz Sec followed the attack on Fox, by planting fake news on PBS. While the group declared its dissolution after 50 days of mayhem on the Cyber space, many government and corporate websites are still targeted under an AntiSec campaign.
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