Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Syria Web hack


Amnesty International (  ) Web site hacked by supporters of Syrian government    o_O
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6:49 PM - 28 Aug 12 · Details

Amnesty International Web site hacked by supporters of Syrian government


Screenshot: James Ball - A screen capture shows the hacked Amnesty Interntional blog Livewire, which was altered to give the appearance that the organization opposes support for Syrian rebel goups.

By James Ball, Updated: Tuesday, August 28, 2:41 PM




Supporters of the Syrian government hacked the Web site of Amnesty International, posting items that falsely accused the rebels of a string of atrocities.
The sophisticated cyberattack, which occurred Monday, was similar to the targeting this month of blogs operated by Reuters news service. militias were responsible for the killings.

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Posted by Robby Ball at 5:15 PM