The Onion's Twitter account taken over by the SEA - We think
Posted by: Jon on 05/07/2013 01:51 PM
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The Onion's Twitter account allegedly was taken over by the Syrian Electronic Army in a similar type attack that was used on other high profile media accounts.
The Washington Post reported that the hackers took control of the account and sent out a series of messages deriding U.S. policy on Syria, the recent Israeli strikes there and, for good measure, the government of Qatar, which has supported the rebels.
As is is normal protocol for the SEA, they posted meme images, released a screenshot of the hack as a way of taking credit, and a series of tweets that at quick glance could of been written by the Onion themselves.
The Onion has made reference to the attack (you now have their password) by posting a statement; Following today’s incident in which the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into The Onion’s Twitter account, sources at America’s Finest News Source confirmed that its Twitter password has been changed to OnionMan77 in order to prevent any future cyber-attacks. “We have taken the necessary measures to ensure this kind of thing never happens again,” said Onion IT specialist Nick Abersold, who noted that the new password’s length and use of numbers makes it “virtually impenetrable.” “There are no spaces, and the O and M are both capitalized—both tactics that I think will keep us safe for the foreseeable future. Also, there’s not one, but two 7s. So, once again, The Onion’s Twitter password is OnionMan77.” Abersold added that in order to ensure continued electronic security throughout The Onion’s operations, he had also reset the password for its Facebook page, employee email accounts, and mainframe server to OnionMan77.
Perhaps the Onion actually is the SEA?
The Washington Post reported that the hackers took control of the account and sent out a series of messages deriding U.S. policy on Syria, the recent Israeli strikes there and, for good measure, the government of Qatar, which has supported the rebels.
As is is normal protocol for the SEA, they posted meme images, released a screenshot of the hack as a way of taking credit, and a series of tweets that at quick glance could of been written by the Onion themselves.
The Onion has made reference to the attack (you now have their password) by posting a statement; Following today’s incident in which the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into The Onion’s Twitter account, sources at America’s Finest News Source confirmed that its Twitter password has been changed to OnionMan77 in order to prevent any future cyber-attacks. “We have taken the necessary measures to ensure this kind of thing never happens again,” said Onion IT specialist Nick Abersold, who noted that the new password’s length and use of numbers makes it “virtually impenetrable.” “There are no spaces, and the O and M are both capitalized—both tactics that I think will keep us safe for the foreseeable future. Also, there’s not one, but two 7s. So, once again, The Onion’s Twitter password is OnionMan77.” Abersold added that in order to ensure continued electronic security throughout The Onion’s operations, he had also reset the password for its Facebook page, employee email accounts, and mainframe server to OnionMan77.
Perhaps the Onion actually is the SEA?
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