[rassedgesse]

Come on, guys. Make your password something more clever than a dictionary word or a simple number. Or higher a social media manager that will.

A high-profile web-based account with a simple password is a little like putting your keys under the floor mat and wondering how the joy-riders managed to get away with your car.

UK Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/blog/...ead?CMP=twt_fd

Fox News has apparently fallen victim to hacking, with its politics Twitter feed repeatedly announcing President Barack Obama had been shot dead.

@foxnewspolitics began tweeting the information to its 33,000 followers at about 2am local time, with the posts rapidly being shared around the internet.

The rogue tweets appeared to begin after the account sent a message saying Fox had just "regained full access to our Twitter account".

The following tweets all related to the supposed death of Obama, with some posts being very specific about the president's injuries.

"@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is dead," came the first tweet. The string of messages continued:

"@BarackObama has just passed. Nearly 45 minutes ago, he was shot twice in the lower pelvic area and in the neck; shooter unknown. Bled out", and then: "@BarackObama shot twice at a Ross' restaurant in Iowa while campaigning. RIP Obama, best regards to the Obama family."

Whatever the hoaxer's identity, they do not appear to have been entirely web-savvy. The first three posts revealing the president's death were directed to the @BarackObama Twitter feed, meaning only those following both accounts would have seen the messages.

[aquadayAquaks]

And the worst part? Four hours later, it's still not fixed. Can't get anyone in the digital division to respond to an email and get it squared away with Twitter on a holiday weekend? #amateurhour

http://twitter.com/#!/foxnewspolitics