New York Post Says Some of its Twitter Accounts Hacked

NEW YORK (AP) – A New York Post spokeswoman says some of the newspaper’s Twitter accounts were briefly hacked Friday.

The Twitter feed of United Press International sent out identical suspicious tweets Friday on false economic and military news.

One tweet on UPI’s feed said that the Pope said World War III had begun. Another on the New York Post’s business section Twitter feed said that Bank of America’s CEO was calling for calm after a Federal Reserve decision.

The Post says the hack is being investigated. UPI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Earlier this week, the Twitter and YouTube accounts of the U.S. military’s Central Command were compromised earlier this week by hackers claiming to support the Islamic State militant group.