Mossad hacked Syrian laptop before bombing nuclear facility
According to reports in Der Spiegel, agents working for the Israel's Mossad intelligence service planted a Trojan horse on a computer belonging to a senior official in the Syrian government, gathering...
View ArticleSyrian Ministry of Defense website hacked
With Syria in crisis after the authorities cracked down with deadly force against anti-government protests, visitors to the Syrian military department's website have been greeted with the Anonymous...
View ArticleReuters's Twitter, WordPress accounts hacked by apparent pro-Syrian...
The news giant is suspected of falling prey to attackers who took advantage of its running news operations on an insecure, out-of-date WordPress version.
View ArticleBBC Weather's Twitter account is hijacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The official Twitter account used by the BBC's weather team has been hijacked by Syrian hackers. Fortunately, they don't seem to be using it to spread malicious links - but are instead trying to spread...
View ArticleSyria disappears off the face of the internet
It looks like internet access into and out of Syria has been shut down, cutting the country off from the rest of the internet.
View ArticleRegional eBay and PayPal sites latest targets for SEA
The Syrian Electronic Army has been at it again, with eBay and PayPal its latest victims. The compromise appears to have allowed doctoring of some local webpages, and no personal or financial data is...
View ArticleUK gov wants to censor legal but "unsavoury" YouTube content
The UK government wants the power to pull "unsavoury" content - with an eye trained on terrorist material in particular - regardless of whether it's illegal or not.
View ArticleTurkey blocks YouTube access amid “security concerns”
The Turkish government continued its heavy-handed approach to social media on Thursday, restricting YouTube access after the leak of an audio recording of Turkish officials discussing possible military...
View ArticleBlabbing on social media foils terrorists’ rocket attack plan
Authorities say that the alleged jihadis seem to have been radicalized over social media, specifically using Facebook.
View ArticleSecret military bases revealed by fitness app Strava
Want to work out where the US military personnel are stationed in foreign campaigns? Track them via their Fitbits or smartphones.
View Article