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AP Twitter account hacked, causes stock market crash

article published on 23 April, 2013

Hackers caused a mini stock market "flash crash" this afternoon after sending a bogus tweet from a hacked Associated Press (AP) Twitter account. The tweet, posted below, read that there were explosions at the White House and President Barack Obama had been injured. The account was quickly shut down, but the damage had been done. U.S. markets, including the Dow Jones and S&P 500 fell ... [ read the full article ]

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PraisesToAllah
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_ 		23. April 2013 @ 17:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Idiots. Dumb little prank like this isn't funny.
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_ 		23. April 2013 @ 20:31 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Just goes to show the markets are senseless.
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dali
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_ 		24. April 2013 @ 05:53 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by KillerBug:
 Just goes to show the markets are senseless.

Agreed. This world is dumb. Someone please find another one and send me there.
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"You know, it seems that quotes on the internet are becoming less and less reliable." -Abraham Lincoln.
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_ 		26. April 2013 @ 22:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Stock market has been manipulated by themselves for years - the internet stocks crash of years ago was engineered as is all the ups and downs by the hedge funds its all a conjust like the banks , accountant and politicians.

THe world is a con!!!
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dali
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_ 		27. April 2013 @ 12:55 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yes, it is. The whole stock market should just not exist at all. Companies and countries should have wealth based on what has real value, not for what may have it or not in an uncertain future.
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dali
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Sorry, duplicate post.
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