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Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:25 PM Apr 2013

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Hacked AP Twitter Account Reports Of Two Explosions At White House

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- The Associated Press says its Twitter account has been hacked, as the Twitter feed falsely said that there had been two explosions at the White House. The tweet from the AP account briefly caused U.S. stocks SPX +1.00% to drop. White House spokesman Jay Carney is holding his daily press conference as usual.

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/ap-says-its-twitter-account-hacked-2013-04-23?link=MW_latest_news

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Hacked AP Twitter Account Reports Of Two Explosions At White House (Original Post) Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 OP

ROFL snooper2 Apr 2013 #1

They better change the password on their luggage, too! kentauros Apr 2013 #3

So essentially a single hacked twitter account cause stocks to briefly collapse. Cali_Democrat Apr 2013 #2

Which is totally weird. I thought it would have JUMPED since, you know, Obama is a socialist and all PeaceNikki Apr 2013 #5

Well isn't that a nice confidence booster. reformist2 Apr 2013 #4

snooper2

(30,151 posts)

1. ROFL

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:29 PM

Apr 2013

Next time the will remember to change the password from being "password"

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

3. They better change the password on their luggage, too!

Reply to snooper2 (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:31 PM

Apr 2013

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)

2. So essentially a single hacked twitter account cause stocks to briefly collapse.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:30 PM

Apr 2013

Crazy.

PeaceNikki

(27,985 posts)

5. Which is totally weird. I thought it would have JUMPED since, you know, Obama is a socialist and all

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:43 PM

Apr 2013

reformist2

(9,841 posts)

4. Well isn't that a nice confidence booster.

Reply to Cali_Democrat (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 01:42 PM

Apr 2013

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