Congressman's Twitter account hacked (for real this time)

Unlike the last go-round, we may have a genuine Capitol Hill Twitter hacker on our hands. An unauthorized user breached the official Twitter account of Ohio Republican Rep. Bill Johnson, according to a statement issued by his office.

“Late Wednesday night, we learned that Congressman Johnson’s official Twitter account had been compromised by an unauthorized user,” wrote communications director Jessica R. Towhey. “We took immediate steps to delete two unauthorized tweets and an inappropriate photograph. We are currently working with U.S. Capitol Police, House Information Security and Twitter to resolve this matter.” …

After the hacker replaced Johnson’s profile picture with a lewd image, the individual began sending unauthorized tweets. Another user sent Johnson’s account a direct message to notify the congressman that his account had apparently been compromised.