Hackers claim President Obama dead on Fox News Politics Twitter

A series of tweets from the Fox News politics Twitter account announced some "breaking news" very early in the morning of July 4th: President Barack Obama had been assassinated, with Vice-President Joe Biden set to take his place immediately.

The group calling themselves Scriptkiddies says that they had a relation to Anonymous claimed the hoax about the US president assassination. They had taken over the account and posted messages to claim that President Obama was shot twice at an Iowa restaurant and that the shooters identity was unknown. Also stated that they had chosen the Fox News because "we figured their security would be just as much of a joke as their reporting."

The Secret Service said that they will conduct an investigation to look into the source of the attack. President Obama is very much alive which is total contrast from the hoax .

Facebook and Google: Front Runners to Buy Twitter

The leading search engine Google and social networking site Facebook are the front runners in competing to buy the micro blogging site - Twitter. The estimated price of the Twitter would be at $9.9 billion to $10 billion. Its value has increased for $200 million since December and has a company valuation of $3.4 billion. Aside from its great value Twitter has now more than 175 million users. Google and Facebook are the front runners on the discussion but they are not the only suitor that are interested of the Twitter.


Whatever the action of the company of Twitter, the increase of their profitability has no assurance yet to the possible next owner of the micro blogging site Twitter.