Advertisement
Pro-Trump social media app GETTR hacked on launch day
- Several GETTR profiles defaced, including that of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
- The Twitter-style platform advertises itself as a ‘non-bias social network’
Reading Time:2 minutes
Why you can trust SCMP
1
A social media site launched on Sunday by Jason Miller, a senior adviser to former US President Donald Trump, was briefly hacked, and more than 500,000 people have registered to use the site, Miller said.
Advertisement
GETTR, a Twitter-style platform with posts and trending topics, has advertised itself on the Google and Apple app stores as “a non-bias social network for people all over the world”.
“The problem was detected and sealed in a matter of minutes, and all the intruder was able to accomplish was to change a few usernames,” Miller said in an emailed statement.
A writer for Salon posted screenshots on Twitter of several GETTR profiles, including those of former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Miller himself, that were altered to read “JubaBaghdad was here, follow me in twitter :)”.
Asked about security on the new social media said, Miller said the situation had been “rectified”.
Advertisement
Advertisement