Was NASA Twitter account hacked? Here's what netizens feel

By Team Newsable | First Published Apr 16, 2022, 10:47 AM IST

NASA's since-deleted tweet said, "Fast-fashion powerhouse Shein is digging its teeth into US customers as it pursues a $100 billion value," with the bikini photo.

Is NASA being hacked, or was this an unintentional post? A model in a pink two-piece bikini was included in an eyebrow-raising tweet on NASA's Twitter feed, alongside a Bloomberg report about retail giant Shein.

After seeing the post, many assumed that NASA had been hacked. After they erased their post, netizens took a snapshot for posterity. NASA's since-deleted tweet said, "Fast-fashion powerhouse Shein is digging its teeth into US customers as it pursues a $100 billion value," with the bikini photo.

NASA got hacked… pic.twitter.com/7K7MuPe3yl

— Matthew Hunt (@coneslayer)

I think NASA’s account has been hacked https://t.co/gaslF7xNMo

— Sean Ree 🇺🇦 (@reesean)

Oh dear NASA has been hacked

— Kay 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 she/her (@kayc_1773)

account has been hacked , or they have a new partnership for supplying ultralightweight EVA suits pic.twitter.com/avEcNTTtfV

— Guilhem (@gensuque)

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It's now hard to tell what happened, in part because NASA hasn't tweeted anything about the removed post since it happened.

Another option is that a social media manager at the agency made a minor error. It might be a big goof! It's very usual for social media administrators to manage numerous accounts or clients at the same time, and most of the time, going back and forth between accounts is required to post to the proper one.

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This now deleted tweet raises the fascinating possibility that one person is running 's social media and Bloomberg Quicktake's and they forgot which account they were on. Or NASA's account just got hacked. Either way, fast fashion is bad, FYI. pic.twitter.com/U6eEu1EMh2

— Michael Tango (@GusSnarp)

I'm hoping it's someone in NASA's PR office forgetting to switch accounts before tweeting out a link for cool clothes.

That'd be rather less embarrassing than them being hacked.

— Gary and Mystra (@GaryUWorlds)

Perhaps a communications professional was merely attempting to publicise a news piece for a client or their own personal account.

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