The Twitter account of news agency Thomson Reuters appears to have been hacked, the latest victim in a string of similar incidents at the hands of a group called the Syrian Electronic Army. All Things D points out that the account has been suspended, but not before posting a series of inflammatory cartoons (compiled by BuzzFeed ) aimed at the anti-Assad Free Syrian Army, the USA, Turkey, and Lebanon.
The Thomson Reuters hack follows a several-month lull after the group attacked the Twitter accounts of news outlets including CBS, NPR, The Guardian , and even satire site The Onion . The Army has also claimed responsibility for stealing millions of Tango users’ email addresses and hacking UK broadcasting group Sky’s Android apps.
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Source: The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/29/4569776/thomson-reuters-twitter-account-hacked-syrian-electronic-army
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