Twitter upgrade too late for hacked NZ MP NEW Twitter security measures are being rolled out a day too late for New Zealand's Conservative Party leader Colin Craig, who has been left red-faced when a tweet about gay pedophilia was posted from his account. The tweet, reading: "according to the gay activist community, under age sex or kiddy fiddling is ok as long as the child is of the same sex as the perpetrator (sic) ," was posted by Mr Craig's Twitter account on Wednesday, sparking outrage online. The tweet was deleted minutes later, and Mr Craig said his account was hacked. It's not anything I think or would ever say, so it's a nonsense comment. But it is annoying because obviously people do follow us on Twitter ... Some of them obviously knew something was wrong straight away," Mr Craig told Radio Live. He said the Conservative Party had faced a number of online attacks in recent times but this was the first that had succeeded. Mr Craig will be reassured by a new security feature Twitter announced on Thursday to better protect accounts. Users will be asked to register a verified phone number and a confirmed email address. The new measure follows high-profile hacks of accounts belonging to media organisations, including the BBC, The Guardian, Reuters and CBS, along with the football governing body FIFA. A bogus message posted on the Associated Press' Twitter account by a group called the Syrian Electronic Army last month said the White House had been attacked and US President Barack Obama was injured.