Thomson Reuters Twitter Account Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Thomson Reuters appears to be the latest victim of hacking by the Syrian Electronic Army.

The media company's Twitter account, @ThomsonReuters, tweeted links to images of political cartoons that support Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, along with the hashtag #Syria, according to All Things D. (Buzzfeed captured all seven pictures, here.)

The attacks lasted roughly half an hour on Monday night, with the first hacked tweet going out shortly after 6:30 p.m. ET. Thomson Reuters later suspended its Twitter account around 7:45 p.m. ET, although its feed is now up and running normally again

While the SEA did not issue an official statement claiming responsibility for the attacks, it retweeted news of the hijacking on its own Twitter account. Read more...