After successfully overtaking the primary Associated Press Twitter account—its highest-profile "hack" to date —the Syrian Electronic Army turned its sights on the Guardian over the weekend. The group targeted and temporarily gained access to 11 Guardian-related accounts, all of which were revealed on its website. Many of the accounts (including Guardian Books and Guardian Travel) remain suspended as of today, though others seem to have been successfully recovered.
Guardian staffer James Ball confirms that, much like in the AP attack, the SEA deployed cleverly-disguised phishing emails to carry out its most recent batch of hacks.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/4/29/4282202/the-guardian-falls-victim-syrian-electronic-army-11-twitter-accounts-hacked
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