AP hack proves Twitter has a serious cybersecurity problem
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If Twitter needed any more evidence that it has a serious security problem, this should do it: Stocks plunged sharply on Tuesday after a hacker accessed a newswire's account and tweeted about a false White House emergency.The shocking tweet came from the Associated Press earlier this afternoon: "Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."The AP's communications team quickly tweeted from its own account that the main AP Twitter was compromised, but investors had already panicked.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- If Twitter needed any more evidence that it has a serious security problem, this should do it: Stocks plunged sharply on Tuesday after a hacker accessed a newswire's account and tweeted about a false White House emergency.The shocking tweet came from the Associated Press earlier this afternoon: "Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured."The AP's communications team quickly tweeted from its own account that the main AP Twitter was compromised, but investors had already panicked.
Boston bombing suspect tweeted since the Boston bombings
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
(CNN) -- Boston bombing suspect Dzhokar Tsarnaev has tweeted since the Boston Marathon bombings on what two friends of his tell CNN is his Twitter account.His tweets included one at 1:43 a.m. Wednesday that said, "I'm a stress free kind of guy."On Monday at 8:04 p.m. -- hours after the bombings -- he tweeted a quote from rapper Jay-Z, "Ain't no love in the heart of the city, stay safe people."On Tuesday shortly after midnight he tweeted, "There are people that know the truth but stay silent & there are people that speak the truth but we don't hear them cuz they're the minority."Tsarnaev does not describe himself in his Twitter profile, which reads only, "Salam aleikum."The most recent tweet is one he retweeted on Wednesday from Mufti Ismail Menk, who identifies himself as a Muslim scholar. "Attitude can take away your beauty no matter how good looking you are or it could enhance your beauty, making you adorable," the tweet reads.Another tweet from Tsarnaev on Tuesday was a quote from rapper Eminem: "Nowadays everybody wanna talk like they got somethin to say but nothin comes out when they move their lips; just a bunch of gibberish."After another Twitter account posted a photo Tuesday saying it showed a man who was going to propose to his girlfriend at the marathon in Boston and found her dead, Tsarnaev tweeted a two-word response: "fake story."Another of Tsarnaev's tweets from Tuesday reads, "So then I says to him, I says, relax bro my beard is not loaded." On Friday, another Twitter user retweeted that message, and added the words, "But my backpack is."
First look at Twitter #Music app: Find trending tunes
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Twitter's long rumored music discovery service is finally here.Dubbed Twitter #Music (of course), the service suggests new music to its users in a uniquely social way.Twitter Music launched as a separate app on Apple iOS devices on Thursday morning, and it's slated to become available at music.twitter.com later in the day.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Twitter's long rumored music discovery service is finally here.Dubbed Twitter #Music (of course), the service suggests new music to its users in a uniquely social way.Twitter Music launched as a separate app on Apple iOS devices on Thursday morning, and it's slated to become available at music.twitter.com later in the day.
Elaborate Hoax: No, Joel Osteen has not renounced his faith
On a website designed to mimic Osteen's official website, the pranksters posted "A special message from Pastor Joel." The post describes the Bible as "a fallible, flawed, highly inconsistent history book that has been altered hundreds of times" and announces that Osteen plans to leave his Lakewood Church.Osteen and church staff labeled the website a fraud and said the idea that he was leaving the faith was a "false rumor."According to the website's registration, Lucas Skass with BMG Enterprises LLC, who lists his residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased the domain name on April 1 of this year -- April Fools Day.Calls to the number listed for Skass, as well as people associated with BMG Enterprises LLC, have gone unanswered."I am leaving the Christian faith," says a big banner near the top of the page.In addition to the announcement, the website posted a fake screenshot of CNN.com that included a falsified headline about Osteen's supposed decision.
On a website designed to mimic Osteen's official website, the pranksters posted "A special message from Pastor Joel." The post describes the Bible as "a fallible, flawed, highly inconsistent history book that has been altered hundreds of times" and announces that Osteen plans to leave his Lakewood Church.Osteen and church staff labeled the website a fraud and said the idea that he was leaving the faith was a "false rumor."According to the website's registration, Lucas Skass with BMG Enterprises LLC, who lists his residence in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, purchased the domain name on April 1 of this year -- April Fools Day.Calls to the number listed for Skass, as well as people associated with BMG Enterprises LLC, have gone unanswered."I am leaving the Christian faith," says a big banner near the top of the page.In addition to the announcement, the website posted a fake screenshot of CNN.com that included a falsified headline about Osteen's supposed decision.
After Margaret Thatcher's death, Twitterverse thinks Cher died
(CNN) -- Twitter is notorious for killing off the living, sometimes thanks to a hoax and sometimes, as was the case on Monday, through an unfortunate hashtag.#Nowthatchersdead popped up on Twitter following the news that Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, died at 87.
(CNN) -- Twitter is notorious for killing off the living, sometimes thanks to a hoax and sometimes, as was the case on Monday, through an unfortunate hashtag.#Nowthatchersdead popped up on Twitter following the news that Britain's first female prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, died at 87.
What does the red equal sign mean on Facebook, Twitter?
(CNN) -- Scroll through your Facebook newsfeed today and there is a good chance you will be seeing red.A simple red equal sign, a variation of the Human Rights Campaign's traditionally blue and yellow logo, has dominated social media.
(CNN) -- Scroll through your Facebook newsfeed today and there is a good chance you will be seeing red.A simple red equal sign, a variation of the Human Rights Campaign's traditionally blue and yellow logo, has dominated social media.
Seven years, seven lives changed by Twitter
(CNN) -- Twitter turns 7 on Thursday, and in some ways, it's like a lot of 7-year-olds.The social-media platform can be bratty and combative.
(CNN) -- Twitter turns 7 on Thursday, and in some ways, it's like a lot of 7-year-olds.The social-media platform can be bratty and combative.
Vote in the Bloomberg Mayors Fan Favorite Contest
Mayor Tom Barrett has announced a Twitter flash mob to help promote Milwaukee in the Bloomberg Mayors Fan Favorite Contest.
Mayor Tom Barrett has announced a Twitter flash mob to help promote Milwaukee in the Bloomberg Mayors Fan Favorite Contest.
Pope Benedict XVI's Twitter account to close as he leaves office
(CNN) -- At the same time as Pope Benedict XVI leaves office on February 28, his Twitter presence as @Pontifex will also come to an end, according to Vatican Radio.The news may come as a sad blow to the more than 2 million people who've signed up to follow his tweets in nine languages since his account was launched with fanfare two-and-a-half months ago.About 1.5 million of those people follow the English language feed, with nearly 700,000 following him in Spanish and just short of 335,000 in Italian.
(CNN) -- At the same time as Pope Benedict XVI leaves office on February 28, his Twitter presence as @Pontifex will also come to an end, according to Vatican Radio.The news may come as a sad blow to the more than 2 million people who've signed up to follow his tweets in nine languages since his account was launched with fanfare two-and-a-half months ago.About 1.5 million of those people follow the English language feed, with nearly 700,000 following him in Spanish and just short of 335,000 in Italian.
Eastern European gang hacked Apple, Facebook, Twitter
(CNN) -- An Eastern European gang of hackers bent on stealing company secrets was responsible for recent attacks on Apple, Facebook and Twitter as well as dozens of other less-publicized hacks, according to new reports.Two unnamed "people familiar with the matter" told Bloomberg that the hackers appeared to be looking for research, intellectual property or other private information that they can sell on the underground market.Apple confirmed Tuesday that some of its employees' computers had been compromised after they visited a hacked website for iPhone developers.
(CNN) -- An Eastern European gang of hackers bent on stealing company secrets was responsible for recent attacks on Apple, Facebook and Twitter as well as dozens of other less-publicized hacks, according to new reports.Two unnamed "people familiar with the matter" told Bloomberg that the hackers appeared to be looking for research, intellectual property or other private information that they can sell on the underground market.Apple confirmed Tuesday that some of its employees' computers had been compromised after they visited a hacked website for iPhone developers.
Jeep is the latest corporate victim of a Twitter hack
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Jeep's Twitter feed has been hijacked.The company's account was taken over on Tuesday afternoon by what appeared to be the same hacker -- or hackers -- responsible for Monday's takeover of Burger King's Twitter feed.The hackers joked on the Twitter feed Tuesday that Jeep had been sold to Cadillac, and posted a series of absurd and obscene messages.On Monday, the hackers posted a McDonald's logo on Burger King's feed and claimed the chain had been sold to its golden-arched competitor,Jeep spokesman Todd Goyer said in an email: "We're aware of the issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible," .Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.As for General Motors-owned Cadillac, the company tweeted "Just to clarify, Cadillac is not connected to the hack of the @Jeep Twitter account.""First Burger King, now @Jeep has been hacked," Twitter user @johnnyteater wrote Tuesday. "Glad people have so much pointless time on their hands."
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Jeep's Twitter feed has been hijacked.The company's account was taken over on Tuesday afternoon by what appeared to be the same hacker -- or hackers -- responsible for Monday's takeover of Burger King's Twitter feed.The hackers joked on the Twitter feed Tuesday that Jeep had been sold to Cadillac, and posted a series of absurd and obscene messages.On Monday, the hackers posted a McDonald's logo on Burger King's feed and claimed the chain had been sold to its golden-arched competitor,Jeep spokesman Todd Goyer said in an email: "We're aware of the issue and are working to resolve it as quickly as possible," .Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.As for General Motors-owned Cadillac, the company tweeted "Just to clarify, Cadillac is not connected to the hack of the @Jeep Twitter account.""First Burger King, now @Jeep has been hacked," Twitter user @johnnyteater wrote Tuesday. "Glad people have so much pointless time on their hands."
Twitter and Amex to let you pay with a hashtag
(CNN) -- Twitter is getting into e-commerce.
(CNN) -- Twitter is getting into e-commerce.
Pope Benedict XVI was first pontiff to tweet
(CNN) -- Assuming Pope Benedict XVI steps down as planned at the end of February, his tenure on Twitter will have been fleeting.The pope has been active on the social-media platform for only two months.
(CNN) -- Assuming Pope Benedict XVI steps down as planned at the end of February, his tenure on Twitter will have been fleeting.The pope has been active on the social-media platform for only two months.
Vine raises age rating amid porn concerns
(CNN) -- The age rating for new mobile video-sharing app Vine has been raised to 17+, meaning appropriate for users 17 and older, after it was flooded with pornographic images.Since its launch two weeks ago, the Twitter-owned Vine had been rated 12+ in Apple's App Store, the only place it is currently available.
(CNN) -- The age rating for new mobile video-sharing app Vine has been raised to 17+, meaning appropriate for users 17 and older, after it was flooded with pornographic images.Since its launch two weeks ago, the Twitter-owned Vine had been rated 12+ in Apple's App Store, the only place it is currently available.
Twitter hacked; 250,000 accounts affected
(CNN) -- Twitter is coming forward as the latest site to be hacked.
(CNN) -- Twitter is coming forward as the latest site to be hacked.
Packers teammates share praise for Driver on Twitter
GREEN BAY (WITI) -- Teammates of the Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver are gushing with praise for #80 as he gets set to retire.
GREEN BAY (WITI) -- Teammates of the Green Bay Packers' Donald Driver are gushing with praise for #80 as he gets set to retire.
Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets
(CNN) -- An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed more than 170 billion tweets, which the library is now seeking to make available to researchers and other interested parties.
(CNN) -- An effort by the Library of Congress to archive Twitter posts has amassed more than 170 billion tweets, which the library is now seeking to make available to researchers and other interested parties.
Pope Benedict XVI hits 1M mark as he tweets: 'Dear Friends... '
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account.
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Pope Benedict XVI hit the 1 million Twitter follower mark on Wednesday as he sent his first tweet from his new account.
Why Instagram pulled its photos from Twitter
(CNN) -- Images from Instagram, the photo-sharing app that lets user spruce up their work with a slate of arty and retro filters, no longer show up on Twitter, a popular place to share them.
(CNN) -- Images from Instagram, the photo-sharing app that lets user spruce up their work with a slate of arty and retro filters, no longer show up on Twitter, a popular place to share them.
Newborn baby girl named Hashtag, after social networking site Twitter
Unique (and, to some, crazy) baby names seem to be all the rage these days, but some say one parent took it too far -- giving their newborn baby girl a name that is an ode to social media.
Unique (and, to some, crazy) baby names seem to be all the rage these days, but some say one parent took it too far -- giving their newborn baby girl a name that is an ode to social media.