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Thomson Reuters Twitter account hacked

Monday 29 July 2013

Thomson Reuters suspended its Twitter account on Monday after it became the latest victim of the Syrian Electronic Army. The hacking group tweeted links to political cartoons supporting Syrian president Bashar Assad.

Thomson Reuters said it was investigating the incident. “Earlier today @thomsonreuters was hacked. In this time, unauthorized individuals have posted fabricated tweets of which Thomson Reuters is not the source,” a company spokesman said. “The account has been suspended and is currently under investigation.”

Over the past year the Syrian Electronic Army has hacked a number of news sites and company websites including the Associated Press, the BBC, CBS, Financial Times, The Guardian, and National Public Radio. ■

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CNET