April 19, 2023
Right Wing Talking Head Matt Walsh's Twitter Hacked with Explicit Gay Song
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"The Twitter account belonging to notorious far-right troll Matt Walsh, which has 1.7 million followers, appeared to be hacked on Tuesday night, with the attacker posting overtly racist and homophobic tweets," according to Vice.
The hacker also posted a song called "Sassy Shooters" from an artist named "Gabriel
"While the half dozen posts on Walsh's hacked account have already been removed, the link to the song remains on Walsh's profile on Wednesday morning," Vice added.
Walsh produces videos for Ben Shapiro's conservative media outlet the Daily Wire and is a noted right-wing talking head. He has used his platform to threaten to execute doctors who provide healthcare to trans people, called the Pride flag a "hate symbol," and has fantasized about police officers violently beating up drag performers.
The account appears to have been hacked at around 8 p.m. on Tuesday evening. The first tweet posted by the hacker referenced the song: "I ain't a Gangsta, I'm a Sassy Shoota."
The hacker then posted a series of tweets about other right-wing figures including Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, and Andrew Tate. The hacker also pinned a tweet to the top of Walsh's account that read: "My pronouns are That/N***a."
Even more problematic for Walsh was that "the hacker posted a picture that suggests they have access to much more than just Walsh's Twitter account. The hacker tweeted 'My Twitter Isn't Hacked, This is Just The Real Me Coming Out' alongside a photo of an iPhone screen showing messages that suggest either Walsh's phone had been stolen or his phone number had been spoofed," the article said.
"The picture shows a list of messages sent to Walsh's phone number and suggests that Walsh's Google and Microsoft accounts were also targeted," Vice continued. "The screenshot showed messages from these companies sending codes used in two-factor authentication systems. Another message from a number that is registered to a Daily Wire executive simply reads: 'Your Twitter has been hacked.'"
