How the Syrian Electronic Army Attacked SocialFlow

Earlier this week, the Facebook and Twitter accounts of social media content manager SocialFlow — along with those from other companies such as The New York Post — were subject to a major phishing attack by hacker group Syrian Electronic Army. As a part of an effort to spread awareness, SocialFlow outlined what happened and how it fell short of keeping the platform fully protected.

SocialFlow, whose customers include Pepsi and publishers such as The Economist, noted in a blog post that although user accounts are safe and no data has been compromised, its Twitter handle, Facebook page and website were the targets of a major phishing attack. Several false posts were made from its social pages. Read more...