Hackers Target Twitter and Facebook

Social networking sites Twitter and Facebook, suffered service problems on 6 August 2009, raising speculation that they have come under a pre-planned coordinated attack by hackers.

Twitter, the popular micro-blogging service, was knocked down by a malicious attack that prevented people from accessing its website for several hours on Thursday.

Facebook members saw delays logging in and posting to their online profiles. The social networking site is working with Twitter and Google to determine whether there was foul play, according to a person familiar with the company.

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