North Korea's Twitter account hacked amid tension
Hackers have apparently disrupted North
Korea's government-run Twitter account. The disruption comes
at a time of rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The North's Uriminzokkiri's Twitter account today
displayed four tweets saying "hacked." A fifth tweet said
"Tango Down" and was followed by a link to Uriminzokkiri's
Flickr page.
Both sites were running today but carrying content that
differed sharply from content typically posted by the regime
in Pyongyang, leading viewers to assume the accounts had been
hacked.
North Korea opened its Uriminzokkiri Twitter account in
2010 to use the social media to praise its system and
leaders.
Hackers have apparently disrupted North
Korea's government-run Twitter account. The disruption comes
at a time of rising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
The North's Uriminzokkiri's Twitter account today
displayed four tweets saying "hacked." A fifth tweet said
"Tango Down" and was followed by a link to Uriminzokkiri's
Flickr page.
Both sites were running today but carrying content that
differed sharply from content typically posted by the regime
in Pyongyang, leading viewers to assume the accounts had been
hacked.
North Korea opened its Uriminzokkiri Twitter account in
2010 to use the social media to praise its system and
leaders.
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