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oberliner

(58,724 posts) Thu Nov 27, 2014, 12:07 PM Nov 2014

Global websites hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Source: CNBC

A number of websites – including CNBC and other media organizations - appeared to have been targeted by the Syrian Electronic Army on Thursday.

Screenshots posted on Twitter showed an error message on a number websites that read: "You've been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)". The SEA logo – of an eagle and a version of the Syrian flag - appeared on other sites.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/id/102222249#

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Global websites hacked by Syrian Electronic Army (Original Post) oberliner Nov 2014 OP

Well, their country is a bloody smoking ruin, can't think of a better use of their time and efforts TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #1

To make it that much worse, these likely aren't even Syrian Blue_Tires Nov 2014 #2

TwilightGardener

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1. Well, their country is a bloody smoking ruin, can't think of a better use of their time and efforts

Reply to oberliner (Original post)

Thu Nov 27, 2014, 12:27 PM

Nov 2014

than to hack foreign based websites...

Blue_Tires

(55,445 posts)

2. To make it that much worse, these likely aren't even Syrian

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 27, 2014, 02:07 PM

Nov 2014

hackers -- The Syrian gov't paid huge bucks to hire a couple of mercenary hacking firms (European, IIRC) to track down dissidents through online/mobile comms for assassination and cause general mayhem...

Sadly, that's just one of the many big stories drowned out by all the NSA coverage+outrage...

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