A hacker broke into the Twitter account of NBC News and sent out a handful of false tweets about a suspected hijacking and a plane attack at ground zero just days before the tenth anniversary of 9/11.
Staffers noticed the false tweets at around 6pm Eastern time Friday, contacted Twitter and soon after had the account suspended.
Host Brian Williams then read a statement on air saying the reports were false.
A group calling themselves Script Kiddies mentioned themselves in the tweets and appeared to be responsible.
By about 7pm Eastern, the account was restored and the false tweets removed. NBC is contacting authorities including the New York Police Department and FBI about the incident.
AP