Anthony Weiner Weinergate’s Twitter Photo Scandal Raises Hacker Questions

Anthony Weiner blames a hacker for sending a Twitter message with a naughty photo, and according to Dan Lyons, that's a lot easier than you think.

Published May 31 2011 8:48PM EDT

articles/2011/06/01/weinergates-twitter-photo-scandal-raises-hacker-questions/lyons-hacking-twitter_184714_bb9ezi — Rep. Anthony Weiner's Twitter feed.

Anthony Weiner’s PR pickle is getting longer and stranger. During an interview with MSNBC’s Luke Russert, the New York Democrat tried to clear things up about his alleged lewd photo hack, but appeared to only muddy the waters.

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Anthony Weiner Weinergate’s Twitter Photo Scandal Raises Hacker Questions

Anthony Weiner blames a hacker for sending a Twitter message with a naughty photo, and according to Dan Lyons, that's a lot easier than you think.

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