Coverage dated October 26, 2022

New York Post Website Hacked, With Racist and Sexist Headlines Targeting Politicians

Headline from NBC Los Angeles

The New York Post confirmed Thursday its website was hacked after racist and explicit posts targeted politicians such as New York Mayor Eric Adams.

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BizPac Review
Hacker breaches New York Post, changes published headlines and … hooo boy! (opens BizPac Review)
Published Oct 26, 2022
BizPac Review's feed description
The New York Post was hacked Thursday morning, and the person or people behind it managed to get some horrifying headlines published
NBC News
New York Post's Twitter account hacked (opens NBC News)
Published Oct 26, 2022
NBC News's feed description
The since-deleted tweets contained offensive messages about New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and President Joe Biden’s son Hunter.
NBC Los Angeles
New York Post Website Hacked, With Racist and Sexist Headlines Targeting Politicians (opens NBC Los Angeles)
Published Oct 26, 2022
NBC Los Angeles's feed description
The New York Post confirmed Thursday its website was hacked after racist and explicit posts targeted politicians such as New York Mayor Eric Adams.
Forbes
New York Post’s Twitter Account Hacked With Vulgar, Salacious Tweets Targeting Politicians (opens Forbes)
Published Oct 26, 2022
Forbes's feed description
The tweets targeted President Joe Biden, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul.
The Daily Dot
New York Post says it was hacked after account tweets 'We must assassinate AOC (opens The Daily Dot)
Published Oct 26, 2022
The Daily Dot's feed description
New York Post website and Twitter account were hacked. Hackers altered headlines about politicians to be violent, racist, and sexist.
Fox News
New York Post website, Twitter account hacked with vulgar stories, fake conservative quotes (opens Fox News)
Published Oct 26, 2022
Fox News's feed description
The New York Post's website and Twitter accounts were hacked on Thursday, with the offender publishing outrageous fake stories and quotes targeting conservatives.
The Daily Caller
The New York Post Says Its Twitter Account Was Hacked (opens The Daily Caller)
Published Oct 26, 2022
The Daily Caller's feed description
The New York Post (NYP) Twitter account was hacked Thursday morning after the account posted a slew of inappropriate tweets.
NBC New York
NY Post Hacked, Twitter Account Posts Series of Violent, Vulgar Headlines (opens NBC New York)
Published Oct 26, 2022
NBC New York's feed description
Hackers took over the New York Post’s Twitter account Thursday morning, posting a series of tweets masquerading as Op-Ed headlines calling for the murder of various top politicians. The takeover appears to have started just after 9 a.m. ET with a series of tweets about Pres. Biden, Rep.
Breitbart News
New York Post Says Website, Twitter Account Were Hacked to Post 'Vile and Reprehensible' Content (opens Breitbart News)
Published Oct 26, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
The New York Post claims that it was hacked on Thursday after multiple offensive articles and tweets were posted to the publication's website and Twitter account, which the newspaper called "vile and reprehensible.
New York Times
New York Post Site and Twitter Account Are Hacked (opens New York Times)
Published Oct 26, 2022
New York Times's feed description
The hack led to a series of vulgar and racist tweets and headlines.
Engadget
The New York Post is the latest news outlet to get hacked (opens Engadget)
Published Oct 26, 2022
Engadget's feed description
The New York Post is investigating a hack that filled its site and Twitter account with racist and sexist headlines..

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