Hackers have been sending out fake death tweets of famous people like Britney Spears. Although the matter has been revolved already, (what seems to be caused by TwitPic) it’s interesting to note that Twitter has the power to spread false rumors as much as real ones.
Twitpic fixed this vulnerability by Monday and in an apology letter explained that the hackers tried every PIN combination possible until one worked. Now, Twitpic says a “fix has been put in place to prevent this from happening,” and that less than 10 users were affected by the hack and “no account information was compromised.”