by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 2, 2014 | Media
Los Angeles, Reuters—The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad, claimed credit on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Internet calling service Skype. The group also posted the...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 7, 2013 | Media
San Francisco, Reuters—The FBI strengthened on Friday its warning to businesses that a hacking group loyal to the government of Syria might intensify its internet attacks as the United States weighs military strikes in that country. In an email alert sent to its...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 28, 2013 | Media
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) has claimed responsibility for attacks on the websites of the New York Times, Huffington Post UK, and Twitter. The New York Times’ online services were temporarily unavailable Tuesday afternoon local time,...
by Ali Ibrahim | Jun 4, 2013 | Opinion
Even as it opened up new horizons in the field of information technology and allowed for a rapid exchange of information across the world, the era of the Internet and social media has created a lot of room for misunderstandings. The Internet has often been used to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 18, 2013 | Media
Reuters—The Financial Times’ website and Twitter feeds were hacked on Friday, renewing questions about whether the popular social media service has done enough to tighten security as cyber-attacks on the news media intensify. The Syrian Electronic Army, an...
