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Hackers Hijack Fox News Account

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Falsely announce Obama's death on Twitter.

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Someone will be getting a visit from the secret service. Hackers took control of Fox News' Twitter feed to falsely announce the assassination of President Obama: “BREAKING NEWS: President @BarackObama assassinated, 2 gunshot wounds have proved too much. It's a sad 4th for #america. #obamadead RIP,” read a message posted at 2 a.m. Eastern time. The group identified themselves as “The Script Kiddies” and claimed a close relation to the hacker collective Anonymous. “We wish @joebiden the best of luck as our new President of the United States. In such a time of madness, there's light at the end of tunnel,” read another. “Fox News was selected because we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting,” said a hacker calling himself Think.

Read it at The Telegraph