Hacked AARP Twitter Account Sends ‘Shout Out’ to Deceased Rapper Biggie Smalls
- Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:13pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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Typically, when The Blaze reports on any of the numerous hacking incidents that have transpired in recent months, the results have been nothing short of serious. This time, the hacking took a humorous turn as the official AARP Twitter account was compromised. On the anniversary Friday of rapper Biggie Smalls death, a hacker posted “We miss you, Biggie.”
As of Friday afternoon the tweet was still live on the AARP twitter account:
In keeping with the current string of random Tweets — The Windsor Star reports that a fake twitter message was sent to a top cardinal Thursday announcing the death of the pope, a claim immediately denied by the Vatican spokesman.
The Star explains:
The message, in Italian, said to have been tweeted by Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, secretary of state and the number two at the Vatican, appeared at around 7 p.m. announcing: “The Holy Father unexpectedly passed away this afternoon. We announce this with grief and consternation.”
It was followed by similar tweets in Spanish, English and French.
Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi immediately denied the reports, terming them “baseless” and “unworthy of attention”.
Pope Benedict XVI will turn 85 in April.
(h/t: Stephen Gutowski)
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MrKnowItAll
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 7:55pmBiggy, Biggy, Biggy, can’t you see. The IRS don’t be liking no Crack Dealers slipping through the Cracks. Making Millions on Tax Free Income. The IRS don’t be a letting that Slid BRO! At least not in your case.
Report Post »MrKnowItAll
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 7:51pmThe Real Truth of why Biggie was Killed is that he was a Successful CRACK Dealer who slipped by the IRS. As always in the End they GOT their Man! Most of you think I’m Joking. I’m NOT!
Report Post »iLikeRonPaul
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 1:48pmI don’t really understand all the hate for Biggie? He’s been dead a while now.
Report Post »JACKTHETOAD
Posted on March 10, 2012 at 10:18amPoor Biggie. I don‘t think there’s enough relay towers to get those tweets to hell.
Report Post »FreedomPurveyor
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 8:51pmIs there any evidence that it was actually hacked? Sounds to me like the AARP just has a lot of Biggie fans.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 10:31pmThat really stinks. But then again, so does Biggie.
Report Post »DoomsdayProphet
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 7:44pmJust think I had an account from a website banned today for simpley saying “Hope has me paying 4$ gas, change will have me paying no less than 8. A soggy piece of bread 2012!”.. Should have just hacked someone and missed biggie it would have made news!
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 7:10pmBiggie was retired in a different way….And….we don’t miss you Biggie, wish you had some more of your friends with you…
Report Post »Kisses6350
Posted on March 12, 2012 at 7:55amBad? Are you the spokeperson for “We”?…………………..***Smirks***
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:54pmI wasn’t hacked. Just think, if Biggie was alive today, he may be a member. When someone is young and talks nonsensically and wears his pants low with his butt out, he is hip. When you do that when your an AARP member, they say you have Alzeihmers and they make you put on a belt.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:52pmTweeting is for twits. I choose not to twit. Play as you will. Too many people trusting (and caring about) media that amounts to drive-by verbal purges. And I also don’t miss Biggie.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:30pmI know it’s wrong, but I can’t stop laughing.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on March 9, 2012 at 6:48pmSame! Go Biggie!
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