Hackers promoting the Syrian Electronic Army simultaneously targeted websites belonging to CNN, Time and The Washington Post on Thursday by breaching Outbrain, a firm which publishes content recommendations on those sites.
That resulted in some WashingtonPost.com and Time.com customers being redirected to the website of the Syrian Electronic Army when they clicked on the content from Outbrain, said Outbrain vice president Lisa LaCour. The CNN International site briefly displayed a headline that said "Hacked by SEA," she said.
The Syrian Electronic Army is an online group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and has been linked to several high profile attacks. They include one on the Associated Press' Twitter feed in which a bogus message was sent out about explosions at the White House.
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