Hijack legitimate account
From ADTAC Disinformation Inventory
T0011
Hack or take over legitimate accounts to distribute misinformation or damaging content.
Examples:
- Syrian Electronic Army (2013) series of false tweets from a hijacked Associated Press Twitter account claiming that President Barack Obama had been injured in a series of explosions near the White House. The false report caused a temporary plunge of 143 points on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.