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FBI warns Syrian group may step up cyber attacks
Source: Reuters
FBI warns Syrian group may step up cyber attacks
By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Sep 6, 2013 5:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The FBI strengthened on Friday its warning to businesses that a hacking group loyal to the government of Syria might intensify its internet attacks as the United States weighs military strikes in that country.
In an email alert sent to its business contacts, the FBI said the Syrian Electronic Army has been "highly effective in compromising multiple high-profile media outlets," referring to its hours-long hijacking of the main New York Times web page and an earlier takeover of an Associated Press Twitter account, among others.
It said the "the possibility of U.S. military action in Syria may lead to further escalation of computer network operations by pro-Syrian or other aligned cyber actors."
Reuters obtained a copy of the alert from a source who had received it from the FBI. An FBI spokeswoman confirmed the alert was legitimate but said it would not be posted publicly.
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By Joseph Menn
SAN FRANCISCO | Fri Sep 6, 2013 5:11pm EDT
(Reuters) - The FBI strengthened on Friday its warning to businesses that a hacking group loyal to the government of Syria might intensify its internet attacks as the United States weighs military strikes in that country.
In an email alert sent to its business contacts, the FBI said the Syrian Electronic Army has been "highly effective in compromising multiple high-profile media outlets," referring to its hours-long hijacking of the main New York Times web page and an earlier takeover of an Associated Press Twitter account, among others.
It said the "the possibility of U.S. military action in Syria may lead to further escalation of computer network operations by pro-Syrian or other aligned cyber actors."
Reuters obtained a copy of the alert from a source who had received it from the FBI. An FBI spokeswoman confirmed the alert was legitimate but said it would not be posted publicly.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/06/net-us-syria-fbi-idUSBRE98512320130906