Tesla's Twitter account was hacked
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UPDATE (5:43 pm): Tesla Motors' Twitter account appears to be restored.
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EARLIER: Tesla's Twitter account was hacked on Saturday afternoon. Its website was also hacked.
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The hack appears to have occurred shortly before 5 p.m. Eastern.
This twitter is now ran by @chf060 and @rootworx
- #RIPPRGANG (@TeslaMotors) April 25, 2015
While a group called "Autismsquad" claims responsibility for the website hack, Tesla's Twitter was apparently hacked by a group called "RIPPRGANG." It's unclear if these groups are truly different or one and the same, considering the timing of the website and Twitter takeovers.
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