Lithuania Probing Fake News Story After Tv Station Hacked

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Fri, 01/19/2018 - 5:57am

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania's Defense Ministry says an investigation has been launched into a cyberattack against a Lithuanian news outlet. The commercial television station TV3 said it was hacked late Thursday and shortly after that a fake news story appeared on the channel's website accusing Defense Minister Raimundas Karoblis of sexually harassing a local radio journalist. Defense Vice Minister Edvinas Kerza told reporters the national cyber security center is investigating the case.

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