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Hacker Sends Out Fake Tsunami Warning On Twitter

An anonymous reader writes "A Twitter account belonging to an official adviser of the Indonesian president has been broken into by a hacker who posted a warning that a tsunami was heading for Jakarta. Andi Arief is Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's disaster management adviser and a frequent user of Twitter. But when he lost control of his account, a tsunami warning was sent out to Twitter users."

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  1. Re:I pity the fool. by Pseudonym+Authority · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Don't imply he did it. Reiser was framed!