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The spokeswoman for WMATA told CNN the “posts are being removed and our accounts secured.”
“We are aware that Metro’s Twitter accounts @WMATA @MetrorailInfo were hacked and obscene posts were made that do not represent Metro’s organization or culture,” the spokeswoman said via email on Monday. “We are working to understand who may be responsible for this breach.”
Around mid-morning, it appeared the tweets had been removed and “This Tweet is unavailable” messages were in their place. However, some of the retweets during the hack remained, including one in which a user asks the transit authority to wish a family member a happy birthday and a retweeted video of two people fighting.
WMATA did not respond to repeated questions about security or two-factor authentication measures on the accounts.
Some analysts argue that the Twitter accounts of high-profile companies, organizations and agencies, including that of DC’s metro authority, should be considered “critical infrastructure,” because their compromise could have wide-ranging impacts.