Buffer, a cross-network posting service that also does Google+, is hacked

Spewing of spam appears to be limited to Facebook

If you're a user of the Buffer app for cross-posting to various social networks, be aware that the service got hacked today, with spam messages going out over Facebook. The ability to post has been revoked, and the spam appears to no longer be accessible.

As you can see from the image above, the spam was of the "Lose weight now!" variety.(And do us a favor and don't go venturing to that link in our picture, m'kay?) Buffer bosts some 1.08 million users on its home page, with more than 98 million updates posted.

Buffer founder and CEO Joel Gascoigne that's his name you see on e-mails from Buffer confirmed the hack on Twitter.

Looks like @buffer has been hacked and there is a nasty scam being posted. Were pausing all posting and investigating right now. Sorry!

Joel Gascoigne (@joelgascoigne) October 26, 2013

We've stopped all posting from @buffer until we have got to the bottom of what caused this scam. Sorry once again. We're investigating.

Joel Gascoigne (@joelgascoigne) October 26, 2013

Also of importance to us is that Buffer is one of the services that you can use to feed into Google+ pages. While we hate to see anyone get hacked, now's a good time to maybe take a look at which apps have access to your networks, and clear out anything you're not using.

Buffer also is used to update Twitter, LinkedIn, and app.net.

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