First of all - I want to make it clear that the posts that I will be copying below were not written or approved by anyone at Foxnews.
But, this latest hack is about to be national news about internet security and hackers...
(ps - i need helping on how to post images... until i learn how it will be text and links)
Here is the feed that is still up right now... You can check it out here
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We wish @joebiden the best of luck as our new President of the United States. In such a time of madness, there's light at the end of tunnel
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BREAKING NEWS: President @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP
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#ObamaDead, it's a sad 4th of July. RT to support the late president's family, and RIP. The shooter will be found
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@BarackObama shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. RIP Obama, best regards to the Obama family.
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@BarackObama has just passed. Nearly 45 minutes ago, he was shot twice in the lower pelvic area and in the neck; shooter unknown. Bled out
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@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is dead
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Just regained full access to our Twitter and email. Happy 4th
A group of hackers have already taken credit for the hack. As of this diary - it has been more than 4 hours since the hackers took over, and Fox has yet to get control back.
The BBC already has a report up about the hack.
Fox News hacker tweets Obama dead
Several hours after the comments were posted, they had still not been taken down. Continue reading the main story
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Hackers have taken over a Twitter account belonging to US broadcaster Fox News and declared President Obama dead.
The @foxnewspolitics feed stated: "BREAKING NEWS: @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much."
More than two hours after the malicious postings appeared, they had still not been removed.
A group or individual, calling themselves The Script Kiddies appeared to claim responsibility.
Fox News Politics began posting bizarre messages around 07.00 BST on July 4.
The first read: "Just regained full access to our Twitter and email. Happy 4th."
The next posting stated: "@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead."
I know a bunch of people who work overnights at the CNN desk. They tell me they've been working on this story since the tweets first went up. So far (could change any moment) neither Fox nor twitter have issued comments about the hack. I expect that to change as the sun rises on the east coast.
4:17 AM PT: From Free Republic -
"“Fair and balanced” Fox has liberals as well as conservatives on its staff. Possibly one of the more deranged liberals got access to Fox’s Twitter password."
5:19 AM PT: thanks - can't say I think this diary deserves being on the rec list, but I'll take it
6:53 AM PT: it is now about 7am pacific time - the posts are still up - this is getting weird