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Title: Twitter Hacked: What a Black Eye (If you have a Twitter account - read this.)
Source:
Mashable
URL Source: http://mashable.com/2009/12/18/twitter-hacked-what-a-black-eye/
Published: Dec 18, 2009
Author: staff
Post Date: 2009-12-18 05:05:29 by borntoweardiamonds
Keywords: Twitter
Views: 621
Comments: 1
Update: An update from the Twitter status blog: “Twitter’s DNS records were temporarily compromised but have now been fixed. We are looking into the underlying cause and will update with more information soon.” We’re still in shock over what has just transpired. Twitter was just hacked. A group claiming to be the “Iranian Cyber Army” took over Twitter() and stuck its own text, logos, and images on the site. Twitter’s security resume was badly damaged in July when hackers stole secret company documents depicting its operations. Yet even that didn’t take down the website. It’s also had its share of security exploits and fail whales. Little compares to what has happened tonight. Even if it was a 3rd party DNS attack, Twitter still gets the black eye. This is unacceptable for one of the world’s top 20 most visited websites. There needs to be accountability for this situation (no matter if it’s within Twitter or within a third paty), and a more detailed explanation is warranted. Twitter also needs to find a way to assure that this never happens again. We’ve reached out to not only Twitter, but to the hackers themselves for comment. 
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More info: Dec. 18: A screenshot of Twitter.com shows the site defaced by a group calling itself the 'Iranian Cyber Army.' Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, was hacked early Friday morning by a group calling itself the "Iranian Cyber Army." Users hoping to find their latest tweets were instead greeted by a black screen with a green flag. Above the flag, in Arabic, read: "Hezbollah is victorious." On the flag, in red Arabic writing: "Yassin" (an Arabic name written in bold) then in smaller Arabic print "the feast of peace." Below the flag was more written in Farsi. In English, the hackers wrote: "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army. U.S.A think they controlling [sic] and managing internet by their access, but they don't, we control and manage internet by our power so do not try to stimulation (sic) Iranian People To..... Now Which Country is embargo list? Iran? Usa? We push them in embargo list ; ) Take care."
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