Thomson Reuters Twitter Account Hacked
The official @thomsonreuters Twitter account was apparently hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army late Monday when it began broadcasting a collection of political cartoons on the conflict in Syria.
The first tweet was sent out at 6:33 p.m. ET:
#Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
#Syria
Followed by 5 more tweets:
#Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
#Syria
#Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
#Syria
#Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
#Syria
#Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
#Syria
Why is dialog treason? This is why #Syria
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
Why is dialog treason? This is why #Syria
Update: Monday, July 29, 2013 - 7:13 p.m. ET:
Syrian Electronic Army is claiming credit for the hack:
Always via Syrian Electronic Army(@Official_SEA12) #SEA #Syria #SyrianElectronicArmy
Thomson Reuters
@thomsonreuters
Always via Syrian Electronic Army(@Official_SEA12) #SEA #Syria #SyrianElectronicArmy
Update: Monday, July 29, 2013 - 7:46 p.m. ET:
Twitter has suspended the @thomsonreuters account:
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