Aug 27, 2012
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Hijacking the news: how hackers are manipulating the press from the inside out Major news sites have always attracted hackers. In the early aughts, a hacker using the alias “Fluffi Bunni” repeatedly posted a picture of pink plush bunny on a variety of websites including the New York Times. Like the pink bunny, the fake Tupac story was left as a signature: Someone wuz here! By contrast, the Reuters hacktivists wanted their fake stories to be taken as fact.

Hijacking the news: how hackers are manipulating the press from the inside out

Major news sites have always attracted hackers. In the early aughts, a hacker using the alias “Fluffi Bunni” repeatedly posted a picture of pink plush bunny on a variety of websites including the New York Times. Like the pink bunny, the fake Tupac story was left as a signature: Someone wuz here!

By contrast, the Reuters hacktivists wanted their fake stories to be taken as fact.

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