BBC Weather Forecast Calls for Hacked Twitter Account
Just in case the travails of Burger King, Jeep and countless others hadn’t made it clear, here’s yet another reminder that Twitter accounts are easy, attractive targets for hackers.
This one comes courtesy of the BBC’s official weather account, which a few hours ago was putting out innocuous stuff like this:
There’s an amber warning for #rain in south west England now. Keep up to date with this & all our weather news here: bbc.in/ce0V
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
But about an hour ago someone claimed the account in the name of the “Syrian Electronic Army,” with this tweet:
Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @official_sea #SEA #Syria
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
And since then things have gotten more … interesting.
Tsunami alert for Haifa: Residents are advised to return to Poland.
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Saudi weather station down due to head on-collision with camel
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
Scandal: Edinburgh storm warning station decommissioned after maintenance fund diverted to arming Syrian opposition
– BBC Weather (@bbcweather) March 21, 2013
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