Unlike other Twitter hacks of late, this one wasn't particularly funny, and instead leaned towards the straight-up malicious end of the spectrum. The hacktastic payload included not only misinformation, but a viral payload as well, though that's not uncommon for the spammier side of Twitter.
The offending tweets are gone now, but All Things D managed to get a couple of screen grabs. And really, who wouldn't click these?
Of course all this could just go away if Twitter would roll out some two-step verification, but who knows how long that'll take. Any bets as to how many more high-profile hacks we'll have to see? [All Things D]
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