Fast Company's access to Apple News was taken over in order to issue a vulgar push notice.
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A high-profile media feed hijacking hasn't happened in a while
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but today someone sent an Apple News notification from Fast Company that contained a racist insult and an encouragement to engage in a specific sexual act.
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On the Apple News Twitter account,
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Apple responded to the situation and announced that it has blocked the Fast Company channel.
The hack was verified by the publisher
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On Tuesday night, Fast Company's Apple News account was compromised. About a minute apart,
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two offensive and racist push alerts were issued.
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The messages are disgusting and do not reflect the themes of Fast Company.