Syrian Electronic Army in new Microsoft hack
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has hijacked Microsoft’s social media platforms in what is the second attack of its kind in as many weeks.Read more:...
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army hijacks CNN social media accounts
US broadcaster CNN has fallen victim to an attack by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), with several of its social media accounts and blogs compromised.Read more:...
View ArticlePayPal and eBay hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has once again claimed responsibility for a series of cyber-attacks on major firms, in order to spread its anti-US government message.Read more:...
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army targets FC Barcelona in latest cyber-hack
The SEA has hijacked yet another high profile social media account, with FC Barcelona's Twitter profile the rather unlikely target.Read more:...
View ArticleITProPortal hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
ITProPortal has become the latest in a string of high-profile hacks by the Syrian Electronic Army, with pages defaced, traffic redirected and all-round mayhem caused.Read more:...
View ArticleMandiant M-trends report shows that only a third of organisations detect...
FireEye’s fifth Mandiant M-trends security report details some revealing statistics concerning network intrusion and phishing emails.Read more:...
View ArticleWhat doesn't kill you makes you stronger: Hackers can actually help businesses
Every employee in an organisation needs to know about cybersecurity, according to David Jones, the head of the BBC's information security team. Read more:...
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army uses Taboola ads to take down Reuters website
The news agency was reportedly compromised by the pro-Bashar al-Assad hacking collective over the weekend. Read more: http://www.itproportal.com/2014/06/23/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-reuters-again/
View ArticleAnonymous plans cyber attacks on alleged pro-ISIS nations
The hacking collective is planning a series of DDoS attacks on Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Qatar, over claims that they are providing arms and support to the jihadist group ISIS. Read more:...
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army hacks FT site and Twitter feeds
This Syrian Electronic Army has also claimed responsibility for hacks on the BBC in March, as well as The Onion and The Guardian more recently.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army follows Guardian and FT hacks with Tango data theft
The organisation, which aligns itself with President Bashar-al-Assad claims it managed to steal 1.5TB of sensitive personal data, which it will pass on to the Syrian government.
View ArticleToday's Tech: Nokia unleashes Lumia 625 4G smartphone and Canonical...
The best of today's ITProPortal news, including the Syrian Electronic Army's successful hack of Tango and the US retaining its status of number one source of cyber-attacks in the world.
View ArticleTwitter suspends Syrian Electronic Army accounts after White House phishing...
On the @Official_SEA12 Twitter account, the SEA posted what it claimed to be the Hootsuite login and password for the White House.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army continues hacking spree with New York Post Twitter attack
The hacking group also claims to have infiltrated SocialFlow's Twitter account, website and blog, but the social media optimisation firm claims that no data was stolen.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army adds the Washington Post to its list of victims
The Washington Post confirmed that its site has become the latest to be hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army with Time and CNN also reportedly targeted.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army takes down New York Times in 'malicious' attack
The SEA has been targeting news sites it believes are reporting news hostile to the Syrian government, including the Financial Times, The Guardian, the BBC, Reuters, and even The Onion.
View ArticleNew York Times and Twitter UK stumble to their feet after 'spooky' Syrian...
They suffered outages and other issues when a hack of Internet registrar MelbourneIT allowed the Syrian Electronic Army to access and compromise the websites.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army takes down US Marines site with new hack
The hacking group has successfully taken down the US Marines website with their latest action in response to a possible missile strike by the US in the country.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army 'retaliates to NSA spying' with Obama Twitter hack
An older donation page on Barack Obama's campaign website temporarily redirected visitors to a blank page that said "Hacked by SEA" over the weekend.
View ArticleThe top 10 major hacks of 2013
What were the biggest, most high-profile hacking incidents of the year? We’ve rounded up the juiciest breaches from Adobe through Apple to Facebook.
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