The Syrian Electronic Army claimed credit for hacking one of British television network ITV's Twitter accounts Friday. One of the SEA's hijacked tweets linked to a story about Twitter's recently introduced two-step verification, aimed at preventing such hijackings.
"Just kidding. The Syrian Electronic Army was here. #SEA via @Official_SEA12," read one of the false tweets from @itvlondon. The SEA's tweets have since been deleted and the account restored.
An ITV spokesperson told Reuters the hack was triggered by a phishing email, meaning an ITV employee likely opened a malicious link that allowed hackers to access the account. Read more...
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