Forbes.com is the latest company to fall victim to an attack from the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA).
The SEA is a prevalent online activist group responsible for many high profile hacks in recent months, including Microsoft’s social media accounts, the BBC and the New York Times. Often, hacks lead to Syrian propaganda sites or the SEA twitter. The SEA explained that the attacks are based on its belief that Forbes’ “hate for Syria is very clear and flagrant in their articles.”
The attack compromised the data of over a million people. 1,071,963 account records were been taken and posted in an online database – anyone with a Forbes.com account has had their email address and password exposed. Forbes warned customers not to trust emails supposedly coming from the company and has apologised to those affected by the breach.
