Mediagazer: AP Twitter Hack Preceded By A Phishing Attempt, News Org Says (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)

8:15 AM ET, April 24, 2013

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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

AP Twitter Hack Preceded By A Phishing Attempt, News Org Says — The AP Twitter hack which sent the stock market briefly crashing was caused by a phishing attack, according to the AP. The news organization now says the attack on Twitter was “preceded by a phishing attempt on AP's corporate network.”

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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:

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Dylan Byers / Politico:

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Andy Plesser / Beet.TV:

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Paul Vigna / MoneyBeat:

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