Hackers from 'Syrian Electronic Army' post tweets on BBC account backing Bashar al-Assad
The BBC Weather Twitter account has been hacked, with fake tweets posted relating to the conflict in Syria.
Chris Hamilton, BBC News social media editor, confirmed on Twitter that the @bbcweather account had been hacked on Thursday afternoon.
"Account has been hacked, so we don't control it. Working to fix it asap," Hamilton said in response to a query about the strange tweets that were appearing.
What appeared to be the first fake tweet following the hack stated: "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria." The next said: "Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA."
The @Official_SEA Twitter account claimed @BBCarabicOnline and @bbcradioulster had also been hacked.
The BBC appeared to have regained control of the BBC Weather account by about 3pm on Thursday, when all the fake tweets were removed. The last tweet before the hacking began was posted three hours earlier.
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The BBC Weather Twitter account has been hacked, with fake tweets posted relating to the conflict in Syria.
Chris Hamilton, BBC News social media editor, confirmed on Twitter that the @bbcweather account had been hacked on Thursday afternoon.
"Account has been hacked, so we don't control it. Working to fix it asap," Hamilton said in response to a query about the strange tweets that were appearing.
What appeared to be the first fake tweet following the hack stated: "Syrian Electronic Army Was Here via @Official_SEA #SEA #Syria." The next said: "Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA."
The @Official_SEA Twitter account claimed @BBCarabicOnline and @bbcradioulster had also been hacked.
The BBC appeared to have regained control of the BBC Weather account by about 3pm on Thursday, when all the fake tweets were removed. The last tweet before the hacking began was posted three hours earlier.
• To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email media@guardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".
• To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook. Reported by guardian.co.uk 21 hours ago.