Twitter hacked 33 high profile accounts belonging to Britney Spears, Barack Obama, Fox News, CNNs Rick Sanchez and others. Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has posted more information about the accounts. Hackers accessed tools that only Twitter’s technical support team can use to help locked-out members reset their email address. Twitter have taken the tools offline and put them offline until they’re safe and secure. Britney’s Twitter stream made claims about a sensitive part of her anatomy, and Fox News appeared to published breaking news that Bill O’Reilly was gay.”]
Source: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2009/01/05/twitter-britney-barack-rick-fox-news-phished-hacked/