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North Korea's Twitter Account Hacked Amid Tension by Trut(m): 9:32pm On Apr 04, 2013
N. Korea's Twitter account hacked amid tension; Anonymous allegedly grabs N. Korea data.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula.

The North's Uriminzokkiri Twitter and Flickr accounts stopped sending out content typical of that posted by the regime in Pyongyang, such as photos of North's leader Kim Jong Un meeting with military officials.

Instead, a picture posted Thursday on the North's Flickr site shows Kim's face with a pig-like snout and a drawing of Mickey Mouse on his chest. Underneath, the text reads: "Threatening world peace with ICBMs and Nuclear weapons/Wasting money while his people starve to death."

Another posting says "We are Anonymous" in white letters against a black background. Anonymous is a name of a hacker activist group. A statement purporting to come from the attackers and widely circulated online said that they had compromised 15,000 user records hosted on Uriminzokkiri.com and other websites. The authenticity of the statement couldn't be confirmed, but the North's official website did not open Thursday.

Tweets on the North's Twitter account said "Hacked" followed by a link to North Korea-related websites. One tweet said "Tango Down" followed by a link to the North's Flickr page.

North Korea opened its Twitter account in 2010. It has more than 13,000 followers. The North uses the social media to praise its system and leaders and also to repeat commentaries sent out by North's official Korean Central News Agency.

Tensions have been high in recent days between North and South Korea, and the North's military warned Thursday that it had been authorized to attack the U.S. North Korea is angry about sanctions against its nuclear program and joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/nkoreas-twitter-account-hacked-amid-091726564.html

Re: North Korea's Twitter Account Hacked Amid Tension by Nobody: 8:47am On Apr 05, 2013
Fugly PIG lol....
Re: North Korea's Twitter Account Hacked Amid Tension by Nobody: 9:10am On Apr 05, 2013
The fat brat should be whipped thoroughly... Maybe that will bring him back to his right senses. Nonsense!
Re: North Korea's Twitter Account Hacked Amid Tension by RichDad1(m): 11:01am On Apr 05, 2013
I need you guys to hack GEJ'S Facebook page. Let see how creative you are. Lol
Re: North Korea's Twitter Account Hacked Amid Tension by Trut(m): 12:57pm On Apr 08, 2013
Rich Dad: I need you guys to hack GEJ'S Facebook page. Let see how creative you are. Lol

BAD PIKIN

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