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Algorithms · April 2013

A Hacked AP Tweet Sent the Dow Plunging in Minutes

A fake tweet from the hacked AP account about White House explosions sent the Dow plunging about 130 points in minutes, with automated news-reading trading systems blamed for the speed.

Source: WAMC

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