[Sophos]Associated Press Twitter hack spreads fake White House bomb story, pushes down Dow Jones

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Associated Press Twitter hack spreads fake White House bomb story, pushes down Dow Jones

With just under two million followers, AP's Twitter account has a wide reach, and is influential.

Influential enough, it seems, that a false rumour from the AP feed can have a visible affect on the stock market.

Source: Associated Press Twitter hack spreads fake White House bomb story, pushes down Dow Jones