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Syrian Electronic Army is at it again, after targeting the Financial Times, the Guardian and the Associated Press British broadcaster ITV on Friday became the latest media target to have one its Twitter feeds hacked by the supporters of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad. The @itvlondon account on Twitter posted six messages. One said “Francois Hollande to double aid to rebels, including a [...]

After  hacking the Twitter account of the Associated Press and tweeting out a fake news tweet that The White House had been bombed  and President Obama hurt, Syrian Electronic Army has now targeted the  The Guardian. According to a blog post  by the Syrian Electronic Army , 11 Guardian accounts were compromised over the weekend. Guardian’s Guardian Business and Sustainable Business had [...]

The twitter feed of news agency Associated Press (AP) was hacked, and “reported” that there was an explosion at The White House, injuring US President Barack Obama. The tweet came around 5 pm BST. The tweet was identified as fake as no other news agencies are reporting any situation at the White House. The false tweets had it repercussions, the US stock market briefly tanked. The Dow Jones [...]