It's understandable when a Twitter account or other social media profile is hacked when a current employee gets their computer or cloud service hacked. It's unforgivable when the accounts are taken over because a former employee gets hacked.
Gizmodo learned that lesson the hard way when their account was taken over by "foul-mouthed hackers" as reported by Mike Isaac at AllThingsD:
The technology site Gizmodo’s Twitter account was taken over on Friday evening for a brief period from approximately 5:15 to 5:30 PT. The hijackers appear to be part of a hacking group named “Clan Vv3,” and used the account — which has nearly a half million followers — to post racist and offensive messages. The attackers seem to have gained access after compromising former employee Mat Honan’s e-mail and Twitter account. We’ve reached out to Gawker Media, which owns Gizmodo, for comment.
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JD Rucker is Editor at Soshable, a Social Media Marketing Blog. He is a Christian, a husband, a father, and founder of both Judeo Christian Church and Dealer Authority. He drinks a lot of coffee, usually in the form of a 5-shot espresso over ice.
