Thomson Reuters Twitter account hackedJuly 30, 2013 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Twitter account of Thomson Reuters was hacked on Tuesday, July 30 in another apparent attack by the Syrian Electronic Army, the Guardian reports. The hackers used the account to post seven images, mostly explicit cartoons in support of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, before the account was suspended 35 minutes later. The attack reportedly began at 2.30am BST. Thomson Reuters is the latest victim among global media firms that have been targeted by the campaign, including the Guardian, Associated Press and CBS in April and the Financial Times and Daily Telegraph in May. It also hacked the account of satirical news site The Onion, which promptly published a piece called How to prevent your major media site from being hacked. Twitter has been working with media organizations to secure their accounts, including a rapid response tool that suspends accounts until the hackers are locked out, the Guardian reminds. The Syrian Electronic Army first appeared in 2011 at the start of the anti-Assad revolution, though it is thought to operate from Dubai and be controlled by the Syrian government. Its campaigns have included uploading footage of dead insurgents to YouTube and it briefly wiped $130bn off the U.S. stock market when it used a hacked AP Twitter account to claim President Barack Obama had been injured in an explosion. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |