“2 explosions in the White House”: Associated Press’ Twitter account is hacked – See Tweets

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The Associated Press’ Twitter account was hacked on Tuesday.

Just after 1:00 p.m., the AP tweeted:

The Associated Press @AP
The Associated Press

Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured

The message spread quickly, with Twitter users immediately wondering if the account had been hacked. The Associated Press’ corporate communications and stylebook accounts clarified the tweet was fake minutes later.

AP CorpComm @AP_CorpComm
AP CorpComm

That is a bogus @AP tweet.
AP Stylebook @APStylebook
AP Stylebook

The @AP Twitter account has been suspended after it was hacked. The tweet about an attack on the White House was false.

The AP’s Sam Hananel, who writes about labor and employment issues, tweeted that the account had been hacked.

Sam Hananel @SamHananelAP
Sam Hananel

Please Ignore AP Tweet on explosions, we’ve been hacked.

CBS News reported that White House Press Secretary Jay Carney confirmed that “the president is fine,” in response to the AP’s Twitter feed. Chief White House correspondent Major Garrett tweeted that the AP will release a statement about the hacking.

Twitter accounts for CBS News shows including “60 Minutes” and “48 Minutes” and CBS Denver were also hacked last week. The Syrian Electronic Army was reportedly responsible.

Read more: Huffington Post

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