Privacy News Forbes and other Twitter accounts hacked by attackers calling Germany, Netherlands Nazis over deal

[Winter Soldier]

Hundreds of Twitter accounts from media outlets to celebrities including popstar Justin Bieber, were hacked Wednesday, branded with the Turkish flag and messages being sent out in Turkish.
One tweet appears to show a swastika – a symbol adopted by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis in Germany. There were also two hashtags, which translated mean Nazi Germany and Nazi Holland. The tweet appears to be in favor of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Hundreds of Twitter accounts including Bieber and Forbes hacked, calling Germany, Netherlands 'nazi'

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The purpose of this thread is just to highlight this safety issue.

 

[ForgottenSeer 19494]

WOW, Mr. Erdogan (or whoever seems to be behind this) seem to think that people will like him for their accounts being hacked. Stupidity at max level.

 

[Ink]

Hack may be related to the November 2016 breach of Twitter Counter.

In a statement to The Verge, a Twitter spokesperson said: “We are aware of an issue affecting a number of account holders this morning. Our teams are working at pace and taking direct action on this issue. We quickly located the source which was limited to a third party app. We removed its permissions immediately. No additional accounts are impacted.”​

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