On Friday, Reuters issued a series of tweets informing readers that the site had been compromised with multiple false reports, published with the bylines of real Reuters journalists.
http://t.co/NzQPj2jZ was a target of a hack on Friday. Our blogging platform was compromised... (1/2)
http://t.co/NzQPj2jZ was a target of a hack on Friday. Our blogging platform was compromised... (1/2)-- Reuters Top News
...and fabricated blog posts were falsely attributed to several Reuters journalists. We are working to address the problem. (2/2)
...and fabricated blog posts were falsely attributed to several Reuters journalists. We are working to address the problem. (2/2)-- Reuters Top News
A false blog posting, purporting to carry an interview with the head of the Free Syrian Army Riad al-Asaad... (1/3)
A false blog posting, purporting to carry an interview with the head of the Free Syrian Army Riad al-Asaad... (1/3)-- Reuters World News
... was illegally posted on a Reuters journalist's blog page on http://t.co/s6ORlnBE on Friday. (2/3)
... was illegally posted on a Reuters journalist's blog page on http://t.co/s6ORlnBE on Friday. (2/3)-- Reuters World News
Reuters did not carry out such an interview and the posting has been deleted. (3/3)
Reuters did not carry out such an interview and the posting has been deleted. (3/3)-- Reuters World News
Here's one of the false posts:
No word yet on who's behind the hack.