On the day my Twitter account was hacked, my 7-year-old nephew hit me in the nuts with a tetherball.It was an accident. He didn't know better. I served him a softball and he hit it back as hard as he could swing. The ball was moving at speed. It cut a tight circular arc and hit me directly in the right testicle. In a rich twist of fate, I had stepped into the blow, a perfect collision. I feel comfortable saying it's the worst nut shot I've ever endured in my 37 years living on this planet.A difficult pain to communicate. Pure, abominable agony. Intense, but compartmentalised. I found myself suppressing an overwhelming urge to vomit, but I was also laughing hysterically. I sank to my knees, clutching my genitals, desperately trying to not poop myself, but I was also aware this was a comedic situation. I was laughing. I screamed out loud, "He hit me in the nuts!" to my wife. She simply shook her head and walked off. This is not a story about being hit in the nuts with a tetherball.No, … [Read more...] about The day my Twitter account was hacked and left to rot in the sun
Twitter account hack
Buffalo Wild Wings Twitter account hacked
Updated 9:42 pm, Friday, June 1, 2018 MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings says its Twitter account was hacked and crude comments were briefly posted, but later deleted. A spokeswoman for the Minneapolis-based company says Buffalo Wild Wings is in touch with Twitter and "will pursue the appropriate action against the individuals involved." The company apologized on its Twitter account, saying the posts "obviously did not come from us." Known for its sports bar fare such as chicken wings, Buffalo Wild Wings was purchased in a deal finalized earlier this year by Roark Capital Group, which owns Arby's restaurant chain. … [Read more...] about Buffalo Wild Wings Twitter account hacked
BSkyB’s Sky Apps, Twitter Account Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army [Updated]
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Syrian Electronic Army, a hacking group responsible for several visible attacks in the last few weeks, has evidently taken control of BSkyB's Sky apps in the Play Store, replacing the promo headers with SEA's logo, and the app descriptions with "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here." In a tweet earlier, BSkyB's Twitter account (which we now know was also compromised) warned its users to uninstall all Sky apps, as they "were hacked and replaced." Indeed, BSkyB's apk files were replaced by the hacking group. Syrian Electronic Army, the group behind the infiltration, is also responsible for attacks on the Washington Post, Al Jazeera, Human Rights Watch, Financial Times, the Onion and many others (including Twitter accounts belonging to ITV and BBC Weather), and are "enemies of Anonymous," according to an interview reported on Vice. Earlier today, it was reported that the group attempted an attack on the water system in Haifa, a city in northwestern Israel. So, how did the attack happen? The … [Read more...] about BSkyB’s Sky Apps, Twitter Account Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army [Updated]
YouTube staffer in active shooting had Twitter account hacked
Less than an hour after tweeting about being safe from an active shooting at YouTube's headquarters, Vadim Lavrusik's account was hit by hackers. Lavrusik, a product manager at YouTube, sent one of the first tweets out about an active shooting at the office in San Bruno, California, at 12:57 p.m. The first 911 call for the shooting had come in at 12:46 p.m., and police arrived in two minutes, San Bruno police chief Ed Barberini said at a press conference on Tuesday. At about 2:10 p.m., after Lavrusik tweeted that he was safe and evacuated, a new tweet came up from the account, writing, "PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FRIEND I LOST HIM IN THE SHOOTING," with a Flipboard URL linking to a photo of KEEMSTAR, a YouTube personality. Three minutes after that tweet, another post came in, writing, "my name is so gay honestly." They were quickly deleted, and there have been no new tweets from Lavrusik's account since, but "see new tweets" continue to pop up on the account, and … [Read more...] about YouTube staffer in active shooting had Twitter account hacked
A YouTube manager’s Twitter account was hacked to spread fake news during shooting
As Twitter users searched for news about today’s shooting at YouTube headquarters, hackers were actively compromising a verified employee account to spread misinformation. In the midst of the attack, an unknown hoaxer hijacked a verified Twitter account belonging to Vadim Lavrusik, a product manager at YouTube, and used the high-profile account to implicate a YouTube broadcaster in the shooting. The account hijacking seems to have taken place while Lavrusik and his colleagues were still near the scene of the attack: Lavrusik reported himself safe at 2:36pm PT, and the hoax tweets began posting just 20 minutes later. “PLEASE HELP ME FIND MY FRIEND I LOST HIM IN THE SHOOTING,” one fake tweet read, linking to a picture of Keemstar, a popular YouTuber, which was posted to Flipboard. Keemstar is not believed to have been involved in the shooting. The hack was flagged by multiple reporters and Twitter removed the hoax tweets shortly afterwards, with CEO Jack Dorsey … [Read more...] about A YouTube manager’s Twitter account was hacked to spread fake news during shooting