Hackers delivered two "obscene and racist push alerts" around a minute apart, according to a tweet from Fast Company, which added that the Apple News stream had been suspended until the matter was rectified.
image sourceThe U.S. business and media newspaper Fast Company shut down its website Tuesday evening after it was hacked and "obscene and racist" notifications were sent to Apple customers via the iPhone manufacturer's Apple News service.
Connecting news publishers' digital publishing tools to Apple News enables them to send push alerts to Apple users who have subscribed to the publisher's channel. According to Fast Company, hackers compromised these publishing tools.
Hackers delivered two "obscene and racist push alerts" approximately one minute apart, according to a tweet from Fast Company, which added that the Apple News stream had been halted until the matter was handled.
The magazine adds, "We are investigating the problem and have paused the feed and shut down FastCompany.com until we are convinced that the situation has been rectified."
Reuters was unable to access the website of Fast Company on Tuesday evening; the page displayed a 404 error.
In a second tweet after the shutdown, Fast Company revealed that their content management system - software used by news organisations to publish and maintain stories - had been compromised to send the notifications.
Apple News stated in a tweet that the Fast Company channel has been disabled.
Sunday afternoon, similar language emerged on the homepage of Fast Company's website, prompting the company to shut down the site for approximately two hours.
Fast Company is owned by Mansueto Ventures LLC, a publishing company.
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