Secret Service to probe Fox News cyberattack

CBC
July 5, 2011

The U.S. Secret Service will investigate the hijacking of a Fox News Twitter account by hackers who posted false reports that U.S. President Barack Obama was assassinated.

Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie confirmed the investigation to CBC News on Monday.

Six tweets from FoxNewsPolitics, which has more than 34,100 followers, alleged the president was shot and killed at a restaurant while campaigning in Iowa. They were posted starting at about 2 a.m. ET on Monday, Independence Day.

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This article was posted: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 at 6:27 am

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