Russian Prime Minister's Twitter account got hacked

[myon]

[QUOTE]Someone apparently took control of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's Russian-language Twitter account early on Thursday morning.

@MedvedevRussia, a verified account with more than 2.5 million followers, first raised suspicion with a tweet sent out at 11:12 pm PDT which reads (translation via The Interpreter): "I am resigning. I am ashamed of the actions of the government. Forgive me."

The Interpreter notes:

Medvedev's account, which was made for him during his historic visit to Twitter headquarters in Silicon Valley in 2011, has a verified blue check, so it is indeed his account.

But the statement is so out of character for a top Kremlin official -- even one whose modest reform efforts have been sidelined as he castled roles with President Vladimir Putin -- that everyone assumes the account is hacked.

Kremlin-backed RT was also reporting the account as hacked. Medvedev's English-language account did not appear to be affected.[/QUOTE]
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[I][B]"I am resigning. I am ashamed of the actions of the government. Forgive me."[/B][/I]
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[Zonesylvania]

I wonder who was responsible for this. Also curious as to if Medvedev used an easily guessable password, or if a computer he used was keylogged to gain the info.

[Zuimzado]

[QUOTE=Zonesylvania;45687133]Also curious as to if Medvedev used an easily guessable password[/QUOTE]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6iW-8xPw3k[/media]

[Saturn V]

To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if he actually thought this

Medvedev seems like a pretty sane person

[skoinks]

[QUOTE=Saturn V;45687214]To be honest I wouldn't be surprised if he actually thought this

Medvedev seems like a pretty sane person[/QUOTE]

Haha, don't be deluded - he's not second in command of the corrupt ship that is the Russian government for his niceness.

[Bradyns]

[I][B]Meanwhile at The White House..[/B][/I]

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[CheeseMan]

[QUOTE=Bradyns;45687241][I][B]Meanwhile at The White House..[/B][/I]

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u mean

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right

[Riller]

[QUOTE=CheeseMan;45687329]u mean

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right[/QUOTE]

Not wearing gloves? Obama's just asking to get caught.

[rav]

[QUOTE=Riller;45687348]Not wearing gloves? Obama's just asking to get caught.[/QUOTE]

he is obviously wearing a white man's skin to cover his tracks so it's good.

[PsychedelicLiz]

This dudes half way awesome, imported heavy metal during the soviet days.