The official Twitter account of Sky News hacked last night and spreading false tweet message, claiming that Chief Executive and Chairman James Murdoch had been arrested by police in London , according to NakedSecurity report.
The false message cleared but not before other Twitter users had shared it across the network. The @SkyNewsBiz account was later updated to deny the story, and claim that a hacker was most likely responsible.
James Murdoch, of course, has been appearing in the headlines rather than writing them - after being questioned about his company's knowledge of "phone hacking" by the News of the World. A tweet from Sky News - another Murdoch company - claiming that News International's embattled chief executive has been arrested would cause quite a stir.
