2021-07-06 18:46:29
New Social Media Site Gettr Hacked Hours After Launch. Jason Miller Responds.The new social media site Gettr, which was founded by Trump spokesman Jason Miller, was briefly hacked shortly after its launch on Sunday.
What he said: Miller told Reuters that the hacker(s) altered a few usernames and that they successfully prevented the attack from going further “in a matter of minutes.” He also highlighted that more than half a million people have signed up for the platform.
“You know you’re shaking things up when they come after you. The problem was detected and sealed in a matter of minutes, and all the intruder was able to accomplish was to change a few user names. The situation has been rectified and we’ve already had more than half a million users sign up for our exciting new platform!” Miller said in the statement.
In detail: Salon writer Zachary Petrizzo shared screenshots showing that the usernames of accounts belonging to prominent figures, such as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green (R-Ga.), American Conservative Union Chairman Matt Schlapp and Miller were changed to “JubaBaghdad was here, follow me in twitter :).”
https://twitter.com/ZTPetrizzo/status/1411697118079860741
Petrizzo reported that the “hack occurred around 10:10 AM EST.”
A Twitter account belonging to the username “JubaBaghdad” retweeted Petrizzo’s screenshots of the hack. The account, whose description reads, “We work in the darkness, but serve the light,” has since been locked.
How we got here: Miller announced the launch of Gettr last week. The Twitter-like platform is billed as a “non-bias social network” with Miller claiming it’s a “direct challenge to the social media oligarchs from Silicon Valley” and their “woke tyranny”.
“Gettr is the marketplace of ideas. We will not cancel people for their political opinions, and Gettr offers far more features and better technology than anything else out there,” he added.
Former President Trump has not joined the platform and it is unclear if he plans to create an account on Gettr. Miller has said that he hopes the former president would join.
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