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August 15, 2013 07:46 pm GMT

Syrian Electronic Army Hacks 'The Washington Post'

Washington-post-hacked

The Syrian Electronic Army strikes again

Two days after attacking SocialFlow and several journalists, the group of hackers claimed another victim on Thursday: The Washington Post.

See also: What Is the Syrian Electronic Army?

The attack was revealed by The Washington Post online in a short editor's note:

The Washington Post Web site was hacked today, with readers on certain stories being redirected to the site of the Syrian Electronic Army. The group is a hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Post is working to resolve the issue.

Mashable has reached out to WaPo for comment. We will update the story as we receive more information Read more...

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