Syrian Electronic Army targets major news sitesNovember 28, 2014 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Independent and Telegraph as well as the CNBC website have been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA). Twitter users have suggested other sites including PC World, Forbes, OK Magazine, the NHL, Elsevier and Dell’s UK site have also been affected, The Next Web reports. Pop ups reading “You’ve been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA)” appeared on both sites at around midday GMT. The pro-Assad group has previously been involved in attacks on Facebook, high-profile Twitter accounts and deploying malware. The Independent tweeted acknowledging the attack but noted that not all its visitors have been affected: “We are aware of the issue with our site & hope it will pass soon. It's not affecting all users.” The Telegraph tweeted acknowledging the attack and blaming it on an unnamed third-party service: “A part of our website run by a third-party was compromised earlier today. We've removed the component. No Telegraph user data was affected.” Later The Independent said that the sites affected were using the Gigya comment platform. While Gigya itself was not hacked, the SEA hijacked its DNS entry and used it to point to messages and images hosted on other websites. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive” At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments. OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 151 detained as civil disobedience campaigns continue in Yerevan Citizens have been blocking streets in the Armenian capital, demanding Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation. France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. |