Who Got Hacked This Week? March 2 Edition

LAPD Twitter Hacked to Tweet “White Supremacists”

The Los Angeles Police Department main Twitter account @LAPDHQ was hacked Monday to declare the force’s members are “white supremacists.” The department’s account used to present its public image posted a tweet at 1:53 p.m. stating “lapdWHITESUPREMACISTS.”

Josh Rubenstein, the LAPD’s public information director, in a message said the department’s Twitter account had been hacked. “We are working to lock it down now.” The tweet, once noticed, was immediately removed but not before several viewers captured the image.