Top 4 Cyber Security Threats in 2013

No. 4: The Syrian Electronic Army

The Syrian Electronic Army, an organization advocating for the Syrian regime, made headlines in April 2013 when it hacked into several accounts belonging to US news corporations. The most popular attack was that on Associated Press’ Twitter account, where hackers tweeted that 2 bombs had exploded in the White House and that the US President had been injured as a result. The attack led to a plummet of the stock exchange, which dropped 140 points, albeit for a brief time. The Syrian Electronic Army also hacked into the web pages of the Washington Post, The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), and The Onion.