Syrian Electronic Army hits Vice

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They said they would do it. They delivered. The media company that exposed part of the Syrian Electronic Army‘s ranks has been hit by their hackers and now Vice is reeling from the attack.

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On Friday, the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group that supports the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, continued its pattern of attacking major western media companies. This time, they hacked Vice.com, removing several copies of an article about the SEA and posting a message revealing the reason for the attack.

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