The Independent and other sites ‘hacked’ by the Syrian Electronic Army
Nov27
on November 27, 2014
at 1:17 pm
The Independent and Telegraph as well as the CNBC website have been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). Twitter users have suggested other sites including PC World, Forbes, OK Magazine, the NHL, Elsevier and Dell’s UK site have also been affected. Pop ups reading “You’ve been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)” appeared on both sites at around midday GMT. The pro-Assad group has previously been involved in attacks on Facebook, high-profile Twitter accounts and deploying malware. The Independent tweeted acknowledging the attack but noted that not all its visitors have been affected: We are aware of the issue…
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