Hackers send fake terror alerts from NBC's Twitter

Published on 09-10-2011 02:06 PM

A hacker broke into the Twitter account of NBC News and sent out a handful of false tweets about a suspected hijacking and a plane attack at ground zero just days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Staffers noticed the false tweets at around 6 p.m. Eastern time Friday, contacted Twitter and soon after had the account suspended.
Host Brian Williams then read a statement on air saying the reports were false.

A group calling themselves Script Kiddies mentioned themselves in the tweets and appeared to be responsible.
By about 7 p.m. Eastern, the account was restored and the false tweets removed. NBC is contacting authorities including the New York Police Department and FBI about the incident.

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3 Comments

duke0102 - 09-10-2011, 03:03 PM
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That's not cool.

teflon05 - 09-10-2011, 03:36 PM
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They're dumb asses..They're going to have every agency from the NSA to the FBI & CIA coming down on them. Most likely a few kids thinking it would be funny, but not many people have a sense of humor when it comes to terrorism.