The perpetrator(s), on Twitter at @S_kiddies, proclaimed they are affiliated with the Anonymous hacking network.
Within 15 minutes Twitter shut down both the hacker's account, and the NBC News account to prevent the false information from spreading.
"The NBC News twitter account was hacked late this afternoon and as a result, false reports of a plane attack on ground zero were sent to @NBCNews followers," the statement said. "We are working with Twitter to correct the situation and sincerely apologize for the scare that could have been caused by such a reckless and irresponsible act."
The incident is reminiscent of one earlier this year against the Fox News Politics which claimed President Obama had been shot. In that instance, the hackers changed the account's password, preventing Fox News staff from stopping the flow of disinformation.
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