Chaos reigned this afternoon when hackers took over the Huffington Post's Twitter feed, sending out a series of racist, homophobic, and anti-English tweets to their 1.5 million followers. And they seem to be fans of the New York Post, writing, "Sup bitches? Hacked by: New York Post" and "New York Post rules!!!" Huff Post were able to quickly take their account back and delete all the offensive tweets, but you can see them all lovingly preserved below. And in a cruel twist of fate, Ashton Kutcher's Twitter account was also hacked around the same time. Is this what the Mayans have been going on about for centuries? more ›

A 21-year-old woman returning home to Harlem early Monday morning after drinking in Midtown says she got more than a ride from her cabbie. She says he pulled over near West 138th Street and Riverside Drive, climbed into the backseat with her and raped her. According to the Post's sources, when the woman begged him to stop he "simply snarled 'Come on, baby.'" more ›

With the city on higher alert due to a credible, though unconfirmed, terrorist threat, the NBC News Twitter account was hacked by The Script Kiddies, who decided to send out Tweets such as "Breaking News! Ground Zero has just been attacked. Flight 5736 has crashed into the site, suspected hijacking. more as the story develops," "Flight 4782 is not responding, suspected hijacking. One plane just hit Ground Zero site at 5:47. #groundzeroattacked." and "This is not a joke, Ground Zero has just been attacked. We're attempting to get reporter on the scene. #groundzero attacked." before finally sending "NBCNEWS hacked by The Script Kiddies. Follow them". Now the NBC News Twitter account has been suspended. more ›

This morning, the Fox News Twitter account, Fox News Politics, was hacked with messages that President Obama was killed: "@BarackObama has just passed. The President is dead. A sad 4th of July, indeed. President Barack Obama is dead," and that he was "shot twice in the lower pelvic area and in the neck; shooter unknown. Bled out." more ›

With gas prices on the rise, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance hasn't been quiet about wanting to discuss a fare hike with the TLC. And now they've announced exactly what they are hoping for. In addition to the already discussed $.10 rate increase for stuck traffic (from $.40 to $.50 per minute) and a per-mile increase from $2 to $2.40, they are also asking for a $1 morning rush hour commute surcharge and an increase in the flat rate for trips between Manhattan and JFK from $45 to $55. more ›

The fallout from this weekend's Gawker hack keeps coming. But are things going to get more "Gawkward" (oh, New York Post)? If the hackers have as much data as some suspect, they might soon! more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] Gawker Media's commenting database has been hacked and various Gawker sites are asking commenters to change passwords, adding, "We're deeply embarrassed by this breach. We should not be in the position of relying on the goodwill of the hackers who identified the weakness in our systems. And, yes, the irony is not lost on us." Below, screengrabs of the hack on Gawker, which has been removed from the site. more ›

Sarah Palin on the guilty verdict for the guy who hacked into her Yahoo email account: "America’s elections depend upon fair competition. Violating the law, or simply invading someone’s privacy for political gain, has long been repugnant to Americans’ sense of fair play. As Watergate taught us, we rightfully reject illegally breaking into candidates’ private communications for political intrigue in an attempt to derail an election." more ›

Dude, the Manhattan Supreme Court Website got so pwn'd yesterday! Someone out there in computerland is mighty pissed about a recent court decision that forced Google to reveal the identity of a blogger who wrote bad things about former model Liskula Cohen. So yesterday visitors (all three of them) to the Manhattan Supreme Court website got quite a surprise... more ›