Salem State University Twitter account hacked on eve of graduation

SALEM, Mass. — Salem State University’s Twitter account was hacked late Friday night.

The tweets started around 10:30 p.m. The hacker sent out racist tweets, and also applauded President Donald Trump. It lasted for about two hours before the university was able to regain control of the account and delete the tweets.

The hack comes just hours before the school’s undergraduate commencement.

Boston 25 News reached out to school officials for comment:

"We are appalled by the hateful nature of these tweets, which in no way represent the views of Salem State University. We have notified our social media followers of this compromise and are working with IT to implement additional security safeguards. It is incredibly unfortunate that such a hateful incident occurred on the eve of our commencement, and we hope to move forward as a community and not let it detract attention from the incredible accomplishments of more than 1,400 students graduating today."

Salem State’s Facebook page says none of the tweets represent the university’s views. The school also apologized on Twitter.

The university says it is looking into the hack.

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