Syrian Electronic Army hacks Skype’s social media accounts
A group of hackers claiming to be the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has accessed Skype's Twitter account and blog, posting anti-surveillance messages against Microsoft.
View ArticleThe biggest tech battles of 2013
We look back at the biggest scraps in the tech industry last year, from Microsoft versus Google to the Syrian Electronic Army against the media.
View ArticleMicrosoft social media platforms hacked by SEA
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed responsibility for hijacking two Microsoft Twitter accounts and an official blog, a week after compromising Skype’s social media accounts.
View ArticleMicrosoft comes clean: The Syrian Electronic Army also hijacked company email...
After days of pressure, Microsoft has admitted that an attack on its Twitter accounts and official blog also compromised its internal emails. No surprise, when the password was "Microsoft3".
View ArticleRevenge hack: Syrian Electronic Army gets owned by Turkish hackers
Only days after pulling off a series of audacious and high-profile hacks on Western companies, the SEA has been left looking a little silly after Turkish hackers TurkGuvenligi hack them right back.
View ArticleSyrian 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
View ArticleDerpTrolling hacker group leaks thousands of Windows Live, 2K Games and PSN...
Well-known hacking group DerpTrolling has released a list of usernames and passwords that it claims belong to thousands of Windows Live, 2K Games and Playstation Network (PSN) accounts.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army attack causes pop-up turmoil across news sites
Pop-up chaos was unleashed across the web via various major news sites this afternoon, with the infamous Syrian Electronic Army pulling off one of its biggest attacks yet (certainly given the number of...
View ArticleIslamic State hacks Japanese tourism website
The Islamic State (IS) terrorist group has reportedly hijacked a Japanese tourism website.
View ArticleSyrian Electronic Army hacks Washington Post mobile site
The Syrian Electronic Army has hacked the Washington Post mobile site. According to reports, visitors to the Post’s mobile site (m.washingtonpost.com) were presented with pop-up messages saying “You’ve...
View ArticleUS Army site taken down after cyber-attack
The website of the US Army was taken down on Monday, following a cyber-attack.
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