Researchers at the American information security company FireEye said that Russian hackers hacked into White House computers using the microblogging service Twitter. Reported by Reuters. The American firm believes that the hackers created the malicious Hammertoss code, which was distributed via the popular social network. Special algorithm ...
On the eve of US Independence Day, Twitter users began congratulating each other on their 2015 anniversary. According to the owners of some accounts, the number of pranksters is roughly equal to the number of "idiots who really think that in 2015 the United States will be 2015". About turning into a tradition ...
The White House painted its avatar on the Twitter microblog in the colors of the rainbow, which is a symbol of the LGBT movement. Thus, Barack Obama welcomes today's decision of the US Supreme Court regarding the legalization of same-sex marriage throughout the United States. “Love wins,” says the hashtag #LoveWins, which appeared in...
Apple has revised its policy on paying musicians for listening to their songs on the Apple Music service. The company will pay out money for listening to songs during a three-month period, which will remain free for users. “We have been following the discussion over the past week...
Judy Shalom Nir-Moses, who is the wife of Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Silvan Shalom, had to apologize for making a racist joke about Obama. She posted the following on Twitter: “Do you know what Obama coffee is? Black and weak." A few minutes later she deleted the post. But about 75 thousand...
Russia and Sweden became the most discussed participants in the Eurovision 2015 semi-finals on Twitter, the Twitter press service in Russia reported on Friday. “The semi-finals of Eurovision 2015 (#Eurovision, @Eurovision), held on May 19 and 21, aroused active interest from fans of the competition on Twitter. The most discussed performances were by artists from the following countries. First semi-final May 19:…
Former US President Bill Clinton asked current White House chief Barack Obama what will happen to his newly created @POTUS Twitter profile after he leaves office. “Welcome to Twitter, @POTUS! One question: this nickname will remain ...
The management of the microblogging service Twitter agreed to negotiations with the Russian Federal Service for Supervision in the Field of Communications (Roskomnadzor). The company, among other things, agreed to work out the issue of determining the daily traffic of popular Russian accounts. On February 13, Roskomnadzor sent an official request to the Twitter administration with a request to explain ...
Roskomnadzor sent the administration of the microblogging service Twitter a request for clarification of the company’s position on compliance with the requirements of Russian legislation, agency representative Vadim Ampelonsky told TASS. “They sent it on Friday (February 13 – editor’s note),” Ampelonsky said, refusing to comment on the details of the document. Twitter problems in Russia...
The Twitter account of the American magazine Newsweek was hacked by Islamists, reports Reuters. In the microblogging, supporters of the "Islamic State" published threats against US President Barack Obama. On the splash screen, the hackers posted a photo with the caption "Je suis IS". In one of ...