Twitter Hacked.

Genius704 · 12-18-2009

(CNN) -- The popular microblogging Web site Twitter was hacked overnight, leaving the millions who use the site tweetless.
Those who tried to access Twitter were redirected to a site that had a green flag and proclaimed "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army."
The Web site was down for nearly an hour. Representatives from Twitter could not be immediately reached for comment, but the company spoke about the issue on its official Twitter page.
"Twitter's DNS records were temporarily compromised but have now been fixed. We will update with more information soon," the company posted at about 2:30 a.m. ET Friday.
It was unclear who the group Iranian Cyber Army was and if it is connected to Iran. However, Twitter has had an interesting relationship with Iran.
Earlier this summer when Iran's disputed presidential election spiraled into bloody protests, the opposition took to social networking and used Twitter to inform the world.
Protesters beamed images from the violent protests at a time when the mainstream media outlets had a hard time getting access to Iran.
Twitter became so fundamental in spreading news of the protests that followed that the U.S. State Department asked the company to delay a planned shutdown for maintenance.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/...ked/index.html

RUSSIAN · 12-18-2009

Very good news. I hope to see other imperialist sites (M$, google and their governments sites) hacked soon.

bitarno · 12-18-2009

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Originally Posted by RUSSIAN

(M$, google

**xcoder** · 12-18-2009

I can't find the reason why someone would be happy seeing google, twitter or wikipedia hacked or down.

Living in a box is better? wake up people!

**Google** · 12-18-2009

10 minutes ago I've found an exploit for Facebook and reported it.
I hope they put my name here wa2ella bedde 2ez3al!

**Jean** · 12-18-2009

Twitter has been hacked several times before and the site was under DDOS attack frequently, so it's not surprising if it was hacked yesterday.

**Google** · 12-18-2009

Twitter is an ant compared to Google.

**xcoder** · 12-18-2009

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Originally Posted by Google

Twitter is an ant compared to Google.

You're comparing a watch to an apple, Google is an ant in front of twitter real time feeds =)

**Google** · 12-18-2009

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Originally Posted by xcoder

You're comparing a watch to an apple, Google is an ant in front of twitter real time feeds =)

No, I'm comparing a watch to a giant apple!
If I want to go by your theory, then Facebook beats them all!

**Kingroudy** · 12-18-2009

xcoder, are you joking or something? google is a monster, they have everything. twitter have dick stuff written in short sentences.

12-18-2009	#1
Genius704 Registered Member Last Online: 11-17-2010 Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 157 Thanks: 104 Thanked 98 Times in 57 Posts Groans: 9 Groaned at 5 Times in 3 Posts	Twitter Hacked. (CNN) -- The popular microblogging Web site Twitter was hacked overnight, leaving the millions who use the site tweetless. Those who tried to access Twitter were redirected to a site that had a green flag and proclaimed "This site has been hacked by Iranian Cyber Army." The Web site was down for nearly an hour. Representatives from Twitter could not be immediately reached for comment, but the company spoke about the issue on its official Twitter page. "Twitter's DNS records were temporarily compromised but have now been fixed. We will update with more information soon," the company posted at about 2:30 a.m. ET Friday. It was unclear who the group Iranian Cyber Army was and if it is connected to Iran. However, Twitter has had an interesting relationship with Iran. Earlier this summer when Iran's disputed presidential election spiraled into bloody protests, the opposition took to social networking and used Twitter to inform the world. Protesters beamed images from the violent protests at a time when the mainstream media outlets had a hard time getting access to Iran. Twitter became so fundamental in spreading news of the protests that followed that the U.S. State Department asked the company to delay a planned shutdown for maintenance. http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/12/...ked/index.html

12-18-2009	#2
RUSSIAN Registered Member Last Online: 10-08-2023 Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 569 Thanks: 838 Thanked 232 Times in 174 Posts Groans: 24 Groaned at 16 Times in 13 Posts	Very good news. I hope to see other imperialist sites (M$, google and their governments sites) hacked soon. __________________ What about a 500+ symbols long, colored signature with URL allowed and size limited to 7?

12-18-2009	#4
xcoder Ma ghayro Last Online: 04-19-2018 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,592 Thanks: 1,765 Thanked 4,201 Times in 2,361 Posts Groans: 12 Groaned at 18 Times in 11 Posts	I can't find the reason why someone would be happy seeing google, twitter or wikipedia hacked or down. Living in a box is better? wake up people! __________________ http://twitter.com/danymoussa

12-18-2009	#5
Google Last Online: 05-30-2013 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 10,018 Thanked 1,100 Times in 651 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts	10 minutes ago I've found an exploit for Facebook and reported it. I hope they put my name here wa2ella bedde 2ez3al! __________________

12-18-2009	#7
Google Last Online: 05-30-2013 Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,788 Thanks: 10,018 Thanked 1,100 Times in 651 Posts Groans: 1 Groaned at 6 Times in 6 Posts	Twitter is an ant compared to Google. __________________

12-18-2009	#6
Jean Administrator Last Online: 04-16-2018 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 5,085 Thanks: 250 Thanked 3,555 Times in 2,245 Posts Groans: 3 Groaned at 12 Times in 7 Posts	Twitter has been hacked several times before and the site was under DDOS attack frequently, so it's not surprising if it was hacked yesterday.

12-18-2009	#10
Kingroudy Super Moderator Last Online: 02-16-2022 Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 5,580 Thanks: 1,888 Thanked 2,653 Times in 1,593 Posts Groans: 55 Groaned at 35 Times in 32 Posts	xcoder, are you joking or something? google is a monster, they have everything. twitter have dick stuff written in short sentences. __________________ click on 'Groan' to switch to my left testicle.

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