Fast Company's Apple News account was hacked, sending offensive notifications to users

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• Fast Company said its Apple News account was hacked.
• "Two obscene and racist push notifications were sent about a minute apart," it said on Twitter.
• Apple News said it has disabled Fast Company's account after the "incredibly offensive" alerts.

Fast Company's Apple News account sent out offensive messages to users in a hack on Tuesday evening.

The messages included a racial slur and an explicit sexual message, according to the Apple News notification seen by Insider.

Fast Company confirmed the hack. In a tweet, the business magazine wrote that its Apple News account sent "two obscene and racist push notifications" about a minute apart.

—Fast Company (@FastCompany) September 28, 2022

 

The hackers posted similar content on Fast Company's website, according to The Verge. The publisher's website also contained a post detailing how the hack was carried out, per The Verge.

Fast Company's website is now offline, showing a "404" error message.

Fast Company said it is investigating the situation. It has suspended its Apple News feed and shut down its company website.

—Fast Company (@FastCompany) September 28, 2022

Apple News said it has disabled Fast Company's channel after "an incredibly offensive alert" was sent.

—Apple News (@AppleNews) September 28, 2022

 

Insider was not immediately able to contact Fast Company for comment.

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