Obama’s Twitter Account Hacked by Unimaginitive Twits

Barack Obama’s twitter page was hacked yesterday.  A message was posted by the hackers, impersonating Barack Obama, urging people to answer a survey to win a gasoline card.  The page was actually setup to drive visitors to a site that pays affiliates for traffic.

No imagination on the part of the hackers.  They could have done so much more to make this hack epic, such as declaring that ladies can no longer wear bras- or even declaring that marijuana would be legalized.  Telling people to take a survey was LAME.  Why not direct people to show up to a store some where, like a KFC in Detroit?

From MSNBC here:

Social networking tool Twitter was hit by a major hacker attack on Monday, with several “high profile” accounts — including that of President-elect Barack Obama — taken over by computer criminals.

The hackers then impersonated a series of famous users by sending out fake, sometimes embarrassing messages. Among them was a Twitter message posted on CNN anchor Rick Sanchez’s blog that said Sanchez “might not be coming into work today,” because of drug use.

Obama’s Twitter page urged visitors to take an online survey and win a gas card, but the link actually sent visitors to a site that pays commissions to affiliates who generate traffic.

Britney Spears’ Twitter page included obscene language. A note critical of anchor Bill O’Reilly was apparently posted on the Fox News Twitter page.

I guess even hackers are in the tank for Obama.  Such a wasted opportunity.  Oh, and way to secure your critical systems, Twitter!