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Syrian Hackers Strike
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Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 00:39:55 -0500 (CDT)
http://freebeacon.com/syrian-hackers-strike/ By Adam Kredo Washington Free Beacon May 6, 2013A hacker group known as the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) claims to have “penetrated” one of Israel’s central Internet infrastructure systems in Haifa in response to an Israeli attack over the weekend on Syrian weapons shipments.
The Anonymous-affiliated SEA, or SCADA Attackers, announced Monday afternoon that it had “penetrated one of the main infrastructural systems (SCADA) in Haifa and managed to gain access to some sensitive data,” according an email announcement by the group released on Pastebin, a site often used by Anonymous members.
The SEA also appeared to have hacked on Monday the Twitter feed affiliated with the parody news site The Onion.
“BREAKING: #TheOnion readership mass confusion as Syrian Electronic Army takes over,” the group tweeted Monday afternoon via the Onion’s account. “All demand a permanent column. pic.twitter.com/AHVMdoJudG”
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