Russian Prime Minister's Twitter Inc Account Hacked

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Mark Melin
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Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is not becoming a photographer, as recent posts from his Twitter account suggest. Rather, the second in command in to Russian strongman Vladimir Putin had his account hacked. Hackers post fake tweets on Russian Prime Minister’s Twitter account “I’m resigning. I’m ashamed by the actions of the government. Forgive me,” was one of several Twitter posts on Medvedev’s account. Before it could be removed it was retweeted thousands of times, according to a Guardian report. Another Twitter post showed the hacker’s understanding of the local Twitter culture. “#CrimeaIsNotOurs please retweet,” the post said in Russian….

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Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.