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'Ops! AP get owned': Syrian Electronic Army claims credit for AP hack job

Well, wonder no more. The SEA, which describes itself as “a group of enthusiastic Syrian youths who could not stay passive towards the massive distortion of facts about the recent uprising in Syria,” claims it hacked the AP’s Twitter account and sent out the tweet falsely reporting an explosion in the White House:

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https://twitter.com/Official_SEA6/status/326746641451327488

Initial reaction to the tweet briefly sent the Dow plunging, much to the delight of the SEA’s fans:

https://twitter.com/gi_syrian/status/326749064731447296

https://twitter.com/Sky_lunat1c/status/326760309685616640

https://twitter.com/joenaidhie/status/326755923395756032

https://twitter.com/lkh0ja/status/326748385858187264

Uh, OK.

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Good question.

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Just so everyone’s clear where these “enthusiastic Syrian youths'” loyalties lie:

https://twitter.com/Official_SEA6/status/326775780195594240

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Related:

Pro-Assad hackers hijack AFP Twitter account, spread propaganda photos

‘Forecast for Tel Aviv on Saturday – 5000 degrees Kelvin’: Anti-Semitic tweets sent from hacked BBC Weather account; Update: BBC Arabic also hacked

Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Human Rights Watch’s Twitter account

Syrian Electronic Army claims responsibility for hacking ‘60 Minutes’ feed

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