Reuters suffers double hack - fake stories on Syria posted
Obviously, hacking can be a major problem. Gross amounts of money have been spent in an attempt to prevent hacking, and Internet security remains an important issue. Still, it happens. On Friday, Reuters was hacked and fake stories concerning Syria were posted.
According to the a statement released by a parent firm. Thomas Reuters, "Reuters.com was a target of a hack on Friday. Our blogging platform was compromised and fabricated blog posts were falsely attributed to several Reuters journalists."'
The postings included a fabricated interview with the head of the Free Syrian Army, in which he said the rebel forces were retreating after skirmishes in the city of Aleppo. In a news conference Friday, Syrian opposition fighters made clear they would not be withdrawing from Aleppo.
