Syrian Hackers Were Able To Redirect Web Traffic From WaPo, Time, And CNN In Their Latest Attack

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A group of hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army hacked into Outbrain, a content recommendation service used by major news outlets.

The attack occurred on Thursday morning, and affected the Washington Post, Time, and CNN. The SEA tweeted that hackers were able to access the media companies through a vulnerability in Outbrain, a company that all three companies use. Certain articles on these new sites redirected readers to the Syrian Electronic Army's main website. The Washington Post reported that its readers were sent to the Arabic version of the SEA website.