By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/syrian-electronic-army-hacks-washington-posts-mobile-site Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Syrian Electronic Army hacks Washington Post’s mobile site Nation May 14, 2015 2:09 PM EDT The Washington Post’s mobile site appeared to be hacked Thursday by the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and targets media outlets. Visitors to the site found several pop-up messages that rotated when you clicked “OK” until a blank page appeared with the words “Hacked by SEA.” Those messages included “US govt is training the terrorist to kill more Syrians” and “The media is always lying.” The site seemed to be hacked around 1 p.m. EDT. @washingtonpost I think your mobile website has been hacked. http://t.co/BXMgjOyUjl — Andrew Fox (@randrewfox) May 14, 2015 The Post has been targeted by the SEA before when, in August 2014, hackers redirected users reading several Post articles to the main SEA site. The SEA have targeted many news outlets, including the Associated Press and The New York Times, for their coverage of the Syrian conflict. A Post spokesperson told Politico that the newspaper is working to solve the issue. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
The Washington Post’s mobile site appeared to be hacked Thursday by the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and targets media outlets. Visitors to the site found several pop-up messages that rotated when you clicked “OK” until a blank page appeared with the words “Hacked by SEA.” Those messages included “US govt is training the terrorist to kill more Syrians” and “The media is always lying.” The site seemed to be hacked around 1 p.m. EDT. @washingtonpost I think your mobile website has been hacked. http://t.co/BXMgjOyUjl — Andrew Fox (@randrewfox) May 14, 2015 The Post has been targeted by the SEA before when, in August 2014, hackers redirected users reading several Post articles to the main SEA site. The SEA have targeted many news outlets, including the Associated Press and The New York Times, for their coverage of the Syrian conflict. A Post spokesperson told Politico that the newspaper is working to solve the issue. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now