New York Times taken offline; Syrian Electronic Army suspected
http://twitter.com/#!/DavidKenner/status/372459292450127872
The New York Times has confirmed that its website has been taken offline by hackers, likely as part of a “malicious external attack.”
http://twitter.com/#!/NYTeileen/status/372455065404989440
http://twitter.com/#!/nycjim/status/372459045019320320
The Syrian Electronic Army, which has quite an impressive record of hacking into media outlets, hasn’t claimed responsibility, but some are already pointing fingers.
http://twitter.com/#!/jamesrbuk/status/372460739677929472
http://twitter.com/#!/mattjay/status/372453080094109696
http://twitter.com/#!/AntDeRosa/status/372471701574922240
Uh oh: Some are reporting problems with the Wall Street Journal as well.
http://twitter.com/#!/WSJPR/status/372456488029016064
The New York Times isn’t the only one whose DNS seems to have been taken over. This is big.
http://twitter.com/#!/jaesonschultz/status/372456943312330753
http://twitter.com/#!/neilkli/status/372463328620081153
Someone calling themselves the Syrian Electronic Army has claimed credit for hacking Twitter.
http://twitter.com/#!/nikhilgoya_l/status/372463967735517184
Business Insider is reporting that the disappearing Wall Street Journal paywall isn’t the work of hackers but an attempt by the Journal’s marketing folks to scoop up some of the Times’ displaced readership. Clever, or cold?
http://twitter.com/#!/jwherrman/status/372472491085537281
http://twitter.com/#!/abumuqawama/status/372467686539685888
http://twitter.com/#!/danprimack/status/372461475509850112
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Update: The Huffington Post UK has been compromised as well.
http://twitter.com/#!/moneyries/status/372475111191740416
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with additional tweets and the headline amended to reflect developments.
Related:
‘Ops! AP get owned’: Syrian Electronic Army claims credit for AP hack job
Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility for hacking ‘60 Minutes’ feed
Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Human Rights Watch’s Twitter account
Hacked: @ThomsonReuters tweeting Syrian political cartoons
Read more: http://twitchy.com/2013/08/27/new-york-times-twitter-wsj-hacked-syrian-electronic-army-suspected/
