Posted on 08/15/2013 11:59:43 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
The Washington Post’s Web site was disrupted Thursday morning by a hacker group sympathetic to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that apparently launched a coordinated wave of attacks on American news outlets.
A group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army briefly infiltrated The Post’s Web site and redirected readers of some stories to the SEA’s site. The organization supports Assad, who has led a long, bloody campaign to crush a rebellion in Syria.
The intrusion lasted for about 30 minutes and affected a number of foreign-news stories. “We’ve taken defensive measures, and at this time there are no other issues affecting the site,” said Emilio Garcia-Ruiz, The Post’s managing editor-digital.
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“What difference does it make?”
with the aid and assistance of the NSA??
Oh well, ‘welcome to the non-reported, non-believed, jihad’.
It’s an Amazon problem now, isn’t it?
80s references are always worth bonus points.
...the Syrian Electronic Army... supports Assad, who has led a long, bloody campaign to crush a rebellion in Syria.What is their FR nick?
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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