Monday, 6 August 2012

Reuters Twitter account was hacked, false tweets about Syria sent

Some of the false tweets also carried false reports about Syrian rebel losses suffered in battles with Syrian government forces. – AP (File Photo)

Reuters News said one of its Twitter accounts was hacked on Sunday and false tweets were posted, mainly related to the current armed struggle in Syria.

“Earlier today @ReutersTech was hacked and changed to @ReutersME,” said a spokesperson for Reuters, which is owned by Thomson Reuters Corp

“The account has been suspended and is

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