By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/popular-twitter-app-tweetdeck-hacked-shut Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Popular Twitter app TweetDeck hacked; shut down Nation Jun 11, 2014 1:44 PM EDT We've temporarily taken TweetDeck services down to assess today's earlier security issue. We'll update when services are back up. — TweetDeck (@TweetDeck) June 11, 2014 TweetDeck, the tweet sharing and scheduling site connected to Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday. According to The Verge, a vulnerability within TweetDeck that targets XSS “is allowing attackers to remotely execute javascript code.” Users saw pop-up notifications within Tweetdeck, a problem with the retweet command button that led to a string of unwanted retweets and spam messages. What the heck is this @TweetDeck? pic.twitter.com/d79MBCLRi9 — Kelsey Proud (@KelseyProud) June 11, 2014 Shortly after the problem surfaced, TweetDeck told users the problem was fixed, only to inform them that in fact, it was not. TweetDeck has temporarily shut down their service to investigate the issue. If you use TweetDeck, your best bet right now is to log out and stay out until TweetDeck gives the official all clear. You can follow their Twitter feed for updates. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Colleen Shalby Colleen Shalby @CShalby
We've temporarily taken TweetDeck services down to assess today's earlier security issue. We'll update when services are back up. — TweetDeck (@TweetDeck) June 11, 2014 TweetDeck, the tweet sharing and scheduling site connected to Twitter, was hacked on Wednesday. According to The Verge, a vulnerability within TweetDeck that targets XSS “is allowing attackers to remotely execute javascript code.” Users saw pop-up notifications within Tweetdeck, a problem with the retweet command button that led to a string of unwanted retweets and spam messages. What the heck is this @TweetDeck? pic.twitter.com/d79MBCLRi9 — Kelsey Proud (@KelseyProud) June 11, 2014 Shortly after the problem surfaced, TweetDeck told users the problem was fixed, only to inform them that in fact, it was not. TweetDeck has temporarily shut down their service to investigate the issue. If you use TweetDeck, your best bet right now is to log out and stay out until TweetDeck gives the official all clear. You can follow their Twitter feed for updates. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now