Apple News users get 'incredibly offensive' racist push alert after security breach

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hacker breached its security.A hack meant that users got the "incredibly offensive" push messages through to their phones on Tuesday evening, September 27, leading the publication to close down its site.In a statement shared on Twitter, Fast Company explained that its "content management system account was hacked on Tuesday evening".READ MORE: 'Shafted' WizzAir passengers stranded after they're sent in taxi to wrong country"As a result, two obscene and racist push notifications were sent to our followers in Apple News about a minute apart.

The messages are vile and are not in line with the content and ethos of Fast Company," they said.The publication added that a investigation was now underway.

The site was also shut down and "restored" a couple of hours after a related hack on Sunday, September 25. "Fast Company regrets that such abhorrent language appeared on our platforms and in Apple News, and we apologize to anyone who saw it before it was taken down," the representative added.Apple News also addressed the incident on Tuesday and shared a statement on its official Twitter account.They said the Fast Company channel was disabled and indeed users who tried to access it Tuesday night and today were met with an error 404 page.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.According to Bleeping Computer, on Sunday the site's homepage began filling up with stories titled "Hacked by Vinny Troia. [redacted] tongue my [redacted].

Thrax was here."However, the site also reported that hacking groups often breach sites and blame it on Mr Troia.But the second name, Thrax, appeared on online forums boasting about how they bypassed weak authentication.