Reuters Blog Backend Gets Hacked, Fake Statements About Syria Posted -- Daily Tech
Top media organization is investigating where the attacks originated from
On Friday Thompson Reuters, one of the internet's most visited sources for interviews, reporting, and analysis, was the victim of malicious hackers who gained access to the content management system it uses to post blogs.
While Reuters says it does not currently know the identity of the attackers, it is clear they were fixated on Syria and were looking to spread negative misinformation about the freedom fighters actively rebelling against the country's despotic regime.
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