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| » 29 May 2010 |
| Twitter dominated by unknown Twitter attackers |
The popular oil company BP was involved in such a controversial incident on Thursday this week when their registered Twitter account underwent an attack from unknown individuals.
Advertising of message from unauthorized user became possible
The unknown hackers stole the Twitter account of the company with a registered name of @BP_America. And, this allowed the attackers to post a new Tweet and this included the statement saying that a certain Terry is already in command in the Top Kill operation and that it will resume after the XLL wetsuit has been found.
Immediate response was performed
The said update was deleted right away about 30 minutes after the specific Tweet was updated on the page. An in-joke regarding on a bogus Twitter account named @BPGlobalPR was included in the newest update after the account was taken over by the Twitter hackers. And, the name of a character called Terry always comes into the picture whenever there is a latest sardonically-themed Tweet posted on the page.
Strong security on secret codes is truly essential
According to the well-known security firm Sophos, the hacking incident involving the official Twitter account of the big oil company became successful due to the micro-blogging site’s weak system of protecting the passwords of its users. In addition, there is a great possibility that the secret code that enables one to access his or her account was jeopardized due to a phishing attack.
Hacking at the most unexpected time of all
The attack came at the most unwelcomed time for the oil company BP. As of this moment, the corporation is still receiving loads of condemnations from the community because of the oil spill coming from its platform located in the Gulf of Mexico still has not been stopped.
Mock posts invaded the blogs all throughout the web
Tons of mocking posts are currently being directed by bloggers all throughout the online community against BP. Different message such as the observation wherein the company prioritizes closing down the fake account @BPGlobalPr first before devising plans in stopping the oil leak in the Gulf has been circulating in the web. Also, the people joked about BP trying to do a remake on the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Oil Ocean level and this can be done by heaving robots and blue hedgehog into the sea.
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