Twitter tightens security following spate of media hacking attacks
Twitter has reacted to a series of hacking attacks on high-profile media organisations by beefing up its security. The social…
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Twitter message ‘Why is Lord McAlpine trending? *Innocent face*’ was neutral query, says lawyer
A tweet by Commons Speaker's wife Sally Bercow pointed "the finger of blame" at Tory peer Lord McAlpine during a…
BySyrian Electronic Army claims to have hacked 11 Guardian Twitter accounts
A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army is claiming that it has infiltrated 11 Guardian Twitter accounts in the…
BySyrian Electronic Army believed to be behind AP White House explosions bogus tweet
A group said to be supporting Syrian president Bashar Assad may be behind the hacking yesterday of the main Twitter…
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Speaker Bercow ‘concerned’ by Treasury pre-briefing of Budget to the Evening Standard
Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has been ordered to explain how details of yesterday’s Budget were leaked to the…
ByBBC Twitter accounts hacked by ‘Syrian Electronic Army’
A group calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army today took control of three BBC Twitter accounts. Accounts @BBCWeather, @BBCArabicOnline and…
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Google kills off its most useful tool for journalists. Why?
In less than four months Google Reader will be no more. The RSS feed reader that allows you to view,…
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George Monbiot agrees to do £25k worth of charity work in settlement over libellous Lord McAlpine tweet
Guardian journalist George Monbiot has agreed a"remarkable" settlement with Lord McAlpine over a libellous tweet sent last November. Monbiot said…
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