Jean Charest is still among us, carrying on as best he can the affairs of state for the Province of Quebec and chuckling it seems at the reports of his demise.
Hackers invaded the Le Devoir website today and posted a fake story detailing the alleged death of the Quebec Premier, an item that reportedly remained on the papers website for more than an hour before being taken down.
Le Devoir officials have since filed a complaint with police over the incursion to their website which resulted in the fake story.
The Premier found much political hay to make of his on line demise, providing any number of quips to Quebec reporters on Tuesday morning, reminding reporters that he had been written off many times politically, though perhaps this might be the first time he's actually been sent to his ultimate great reward.
No doubt Mr. Charest probably would prefer to open up his morning newspaper and read this as opposed to the proposed page one story from the hackers this morning.
The investigation continues into the hacking of Le Devoir's website.
Globe and Mail-- Jean Charest laughs off hoax story of his death
National Post-- Quebec paper says hacker posted false story about premier dying
Macleans-- Hackers make false announcement of Jean Charest's death
Toronto Sun-- Jean Charest death announcement a hoax
CTV-- French newspaper Le Devoir hacked, posts fake story about Charest's death
CBC-- Charest laughs off hoax death story in Le Devoir
No comments:
Post a Comment