Schools
Harvard Website Hacked, Shares News Of 'Mork Zinkeltink' Commencement Speech: Report
Breaking: The Crimson acknowledged the hack in a tweet earlier Thursday.
MENLO PARK, CA — For a brief time Thursday afternoon, the website for Harvard's school newspaper The Crimson was plastered with actual "fake news" headlines like "Mark Zoinkerberg At It Again," according to a report in SF Gate.
A few hours ago, an unauthorized user altered The Crimson's website. We regret any inconvenience to our readers.
— The Harvard Crimson (@thecrimson) May 25, 2017
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg gave a commencement speech at Harvard Thursday. Apparently some people wanted to have some fun with the former Harvard student so they hacked The Crimson's website and offered up a number of colorful, silly headlines and fake news stories. Zuckerberg never graduated from Harvard, but he has gone on to become one of the most famous and controversial faces in the tech industry.
You can read the full story, and see some more choice headlines, by clicking here.
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