Twitter hacker spreads Tsunami warning from government advisor’s account

As many people have found, Twitter is a fantastic tool for spreading important news rapidly.

In the past it’s been used to share information about fires in Los Angeles, emergency landings in the Hudson River, and most recently helping aid be transported effectively to disaster stricken Indonesians.

Andi Arief is Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s disaster management adviser and a frequent user of Twitter. After a devastating spell of earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions and even a tsunami hitting the country, you can understand why some people would be following him…

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