Apple News users receive obscene and racist messages after Fast Company hack

Two obscene and racist push notification messages were displayed on Apple Inc's AAPL News service users after Fast Company, a financial publication, was hacked.

What happened to Apple News on Twitter, An incredibly offensive alert was sent by Fast Company, which has been hacked. Fast Company said its content management system was hacked on Tuesday evening.

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Two obscene and racist push notifications were sent to our followers in Apple News about a minute apart. The messages are vile and are not aligned with the content and ethos of Fast Company. The publisher said it was investigating the situation and had shut down the Fastcompany.com website until the situation was resolved. Benzinga verified that the website displayed a 404 Not Found message at 1: 41 a.m. EDT.

Why It Matters: Fast Company said that the hack followed a related attack on its website when similar language appeared on the company's home page and other pages.

The publication had shut down the website and restored it about two hours later. It issued an apology to anyone who saw the messages before they were taken down.

According to the data from Benzinga Pro, Apple shares fell 0.7% to $151.76 on Tuesday.