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Gizmodo: Twitter Hacker Is a Boston-Area DJ

Culprit is Tony 'iThug' Cunha, says website

(Newser) - Gizmodo says the hacker who took over the Twitter feeds of Burger King yesterday and Jeep today also left an "Internet paper trail" that reveals his identity. Introducing Tony "iThug" Cunha, described by Gizmodo's Sam Biddle as a DJ in the Boston and Providence areas and...

Jeep's Twitter Feed Gets Hacked, Too

Burger King gets some company

(Newser) - We have a new hacking victim on Twitter: Jeep. The company's feed got hacked by pranksters this afternoon in much the same fashion as Burger King's got hit yesterday, reports Business Insider . In this case, the joke is that Jeep has been taken over by Cadillac, notes Jalopnik...

@BurgerKing Proclaims Chain Sold to McDonald&#39;s
@BurgerKing Proclaims Chain Sold to McDonald's
today's big hack
Feb 18, 2013 1:25 PM CST

@BurgerKing Proclaims Chain Sold to McDonald's

Twitter page gets McDonald's logo, Fish McBites image, in hack

(Newser) - Twitter has suspended Burger King's account ... at Burger King's request, after an apparent hack today, reports the AP . Things got wacky just after noon Eastern time: The fast-food company's Twitter picture was changed to a McDonald's logo, the background picture changed to McDonald's new Fish...

Facebook: We Got Hacked, but All Data Safe

'Sophisticated attacks' follows others at Twitter, newspapers

(Newser) - Add Facebook to the list of high-profile companies hit by hackers of late. The company said in a blog post today that it was the victim of a "sophisticated attack" last month but that no customer data was exposed, reports Ars Technica . "The attack occurred when a handful...

I Was Tweeting Secret Daughter, Not Lover: Rep

Steve Cohen explains deleted tweets to Victoria Brink

(Newser) - For a brief, shining moment, the world thought it had another Weinergate on its hands: During the State of the Union address, Rep. Steve Cohen sent a few tweets to a 24-year-old (apparent) bikini model , then deleted them. The Tennessee Democrat is not married, and speculation quickly swirled that he...

Rubio on Water Gulp: God Reminding Me I'm Human

Mid-speech sip sparks Twitter surge

(Newser) - It's not unusual for the peanut gallery to ask if a politician was drinking after a speech—or if that drink was Kool-Aid—but it's Marco Rubio's swig of water last night that's getting more attention than his words. While giving his party's response to...

Now Twitter Lets You Buy Stuff—With a Hashtag

Focus is on brand promotion for tweet purchases

(Newser) - American Express and Twitter are teaming up to let people buy special deals with a song and a dance—or rather, a hashtag and a tweet in the latest attempt to boost Twitter-based commerce, reports CNN . The first item up for grabs? $25 AmEx gift cards for $15, which registered...

Defense Firm's Software Can Track You Online

Raytheon's 'Riot' program combs through social media

(Newser) - Hope you haven't been kidding around about al-Qaeda on Facebook, because new software may have already spotted it. A Massachusetts-based security firm has secretly invented a program called Riot—or Rapid Information Overlay Technology—that can track people on social media and predict their future activities. The multi-billion-dollar company,...

Twitter's Vine Raises Age Requirement After Porn Flap

Now, it's for those 17 and older, not 12 and older

(Newser) - The makers of Vine are cleaning up after porn made its way to the forefront of the video app. Now, users have to confirm that they're at least 17 as the app warns of "age-restricted material," the Verge reports. The app, from Twitter, had previously been rated...

GOP Rep. Calls McCain Racist After Monkey Joke

McCain's Ahmadinejad-themed tweet does not go over very well

(Newser) - As so often happens, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has triggered a merry-go-round of things we wish we could unhear: It seems the Iranian would like to be sent to outer space , which reminded one John McCain that just last week Iran said it sent a monkey there. And so the senator took...

Paula Deen's Assistant Not a Fan of Her Family Cruise

Likens it to a 'floating nursing home'

(Newser) - Maybe Brandon Branch forgot that tweets are public? Because there must be some such explanation for why Paula Deen's assistant thought it would be a good idea to tweet that the celebrity chef's Royal Caribbean cruise is like "a floating nursing home," complaining that "everyone...

Hackers Compromise 250K Twitter Accounts

Company would have sent you an email if you're one of them

(Newser) - If Twitter sent you an email about resetting your password, it's no mere helpful hint. And you probably want to disable Java from your browser while you're at it, advises the company, which revealed last night that 250,000 accounts were compromised in a hack, reports AP . The...

France Says &#39;Non&#39; to &#39;Hashtag&#39;
 France Says 'Non' to 'Hashtag' 
Jan 31, 2013 10:23 AM CST

France Says 'Non' to 'Hashtag'

But some complain new term 'mot-dièse' not right word

(Newser) - Au revoir, "hashtag." French language cops are striking the English word from their lexicon in favor of the francophone mot-dièse, reports the Local as picked up by Time . The Commission Générale de Terminologie et de Néologie is tasked with preserving the language, and similarly...

Twitter Used to Be Great, Now It&#39;s a &#39;Prison&#39;
Twitter Used to Be Great,
Now It's a 'Prison'
OPINION
Jan 30, 2013 2:21 PM CST

Twitter Used to Be Great, Now It's a 'Prison'

Matt Lewis says it's become a haven for petty fights and snark

(Newser) - Political writer Matt Lewis used to consider himself an "evangelist" for Twitter. No more, he writes at the Week . It's become "more of a hindrance than a help," more about imparting snark than useful information. More like a "prison." Lewis joined relatively early, in...

Twitter's Vine Posts Hardcore Porn, Users Convulse

Hardcore video topped feeds due to 'human error'

(Newser) - Twitter's iOS video-sharing app has some hardcore explaining to do: This weekend, Vine feeds featured an "editor's pick" that turned out to be hardcore porn, TechCrunch reports. The video managed to make its way to the top of Vine's home feed, and Twitter users fumed, VentureBeat...

Scott Brown: Drunk Tweeter?
 Scott Brown: 
 Drunk Tweeter? 
#Bqhatevwr
Jan 26, 2013 4:14 PM CST

Scott Brown: Drunk Tweeter?

'Bqhatevwr,' he eloquently tweets

(Newser) - The blogosphere is abuzz today over a series of tweets former Senator Scott Brown posted, then quickly deleted, in the wee hours today. The consensus? We may never know for sure, but Brown certainly sounded like he was drunk tweeting, considering the appearance of the word, "Bqhatevwr."...

Twitter's Big New Thing: 6-Second Videos

Vine app creates gif-like clips

(Newser) - Twitter rolled out an interesting new iOS app today that's sort of like a cross between Instagram, YouTube, and, well, Twitter. Dubbed "Vine," the new app allows you to create and watch 6-second looping videos, in a Twitter-esque feed. While the resultant videos will instantly remind you...

Griping About Work Online Is (Mostly) Protected

Employees have a right to band together, say recent rulings

(Newser) - Companies have been overstepping their authority by restricting workers' online comments, say federal officials who are moving to fix the issue. Labor regulators have deemed some firings over social-network discussions illegal, arguing that companies' rules regarding online speech are far too broad, the New York Times reports. A lot of...

Twitter Now Ruled by King, Not Queen

Justin Bieber overtakes Lady Gaga to claim most followers

(Newser) - Dispensing such words of wisdom as, " Haha good morning hair. I look like a peacock ," " if u grow up to be a good man, the rest will all make sense ," and of course, " Time for a workout ," it's no wonder Justin Bieber just...

Tina Fey: People 'Too F--king Boring' to Tweet

'30 Rock' queen lets loose on Twitter-verse

(Newser) - Not only has Tina Fey kept her edgy self away from Twitter, she wants most of us to do the same: "I think you should have to get a license to use Twitter because most people are so f--king boring that they should shut up," she says in...

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