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Science & Technology

Syrian Hackers Strike The Onion

Took a while for people to figure it out

Reason Staff | 5.6.2013 5:50 PM

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Hackers with the Syrian Electronic Army, which wages cyber attacks in support of President Bashar al-Assad, have claimed an attack on the Twitter feed of The Onion, a satirical news site with almost five million followers.

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.

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