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(Jan. 5) - Personalities ranging from Britney Spears to Barack Obama have had their Twitter accounts hacked in the past week in the latest phishing scam to hit the micro-blogging site.

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Celeb Twitterers ... Hacked

Rick Sanchez (twitter.com/ricksanchezcnn) has over 40,000 followers.

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Britney Spears (twitter.com/britneyspears) has over 14,000 followers.

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Fox News (twitter.com/foxnews) has over 6,000 followers.

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Barack Obama (twitter.com/barackobama) has over 160,000 followers.

In these faux "tweets," as each entry is known, Spears gives fans an update on her private affairs, Fox News announces that their top host is gay, and CNN's Rick Sanchez tweets in sick, using the "i am high on crack right now" excuse. All rogue messages have since been deleted by either Twitter or by the user itself.

But a hacker who infiltrated Obama's page made the biggest impact. More than 155K users follow his updates and received the following questionnaire: "What is your opinion on Barack Obama? Take the survey and possibly win $500 in free gas."

The site, which gives uses only 140 characters per post, addressed the spamathon: "A number of high-profile Twitter accounts were compromised this morning, and fake/spam updates were sent on their behalf. We have identified the cause and blocked it. We are working to restore compromised accounts."

Hey readers, have you spotted other celebs getting "twacked"? Post a link in the comments below.

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2009-01-05 15:56:53

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Jmamadonna06

11:17 PMMar 11 2009

if all these rich people like Oprah,Buffett,gates and the rest of the Bullionareswould give the less fortunate a small amount of money you could stimulate the economy.but they are to busy trying to make more for themselves.I wouldlike to know who thinks pres. Obama can clean this mess up overnight.Whenhe did not make it.get real peoplehe has done more leg work in 50 days thanBush did in 8 years.we need to work with the man.

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Donthogtheremote

08:03 PMJan 07 2009

Hey MJDIFUCCI The dry cleaners called. Your Klan robe is ready to be picked up.

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AZUREDAZE

07:42 PMJan 07 2009

Too bad they can't hack into his crooked donation list and publish it to the world. I would pay a few bucks to see how many Islamic factions he accepted donations from, not that it would be a surprise but the American people deserve to know. I do know that Obama has donated 70,000 to the PLO and another 75,000 to the Hamas. That's likely the tip of the ice berg and we are all kept in the dark like his birth certificate, his selective service papers, his college records and anything else that might expose him for the thug he is.

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ACRHINE53

07:15 PMJan 07 2009

BFD BFD BFD BFD BFD WHO GIVE A STEAMING PILE OF DUNG ;-(

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Taniaess1

06:15 PMJan 06 2009

What was the point of hacking these people's account? ~_~

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KiraEleison

06:11 PMJan 06 2009

another useless article

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KiraEleison

06:10 PMJan 06 2009

another useless article

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HSNM1950

06:03 PMJan 06 2009

I JUST CAN'T WAIT TIL BUSH IS GONE!AND OBAMA GETS IN OFFICE, AND TURNS AROUND OUR ECONOMY, AND THIS COUNTRY.IT WILL TAKE HIM 2-4 YEARS TO GET US BACK ON TRACK, LIKE WE ONCE WERE WITH BILL CLINTON.

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Kensdelrey

05:01 PMJan 06 2009

To PINUS 1 you are accusing others of being ignorant yet you spelled WRITER WRONG ! DUMBA&&

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HOST R0 Rutro

04:56 PMJan 06 2009

Shall be interesting once this country starts using computers for voters in elections instead of the traditional way. Yes, the internet is just wonderful, isn't it? Hackers abound, are you safe? No, it can happen to anyone and it will, just give it time.

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