Archive for the 'Hacker' Category

Weak Password Brings ‘Happiness’ to Twitter Hacker

Twitter Hacked…? An 18-year-old hacker with a history of celebrity pranks has admitted to Monday’s hijacking of multiple high-profile Twitter accounts, including President-Elect Barack Obama’s, and the official feed for Fox News. The hacker, who goes by the handle GMZ, told Threat Level on Tuesday he gained entry to Twitter’s administrative control panel by pointing [...]

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009