Forbes published an article on the a recent hack conducted by the well known Syrian Electronic Army cheating team. The publication does not mention fascinating technical details, but there are some pieces that are worth a stand.
Forbes confirmed that the attackers used spear-phishing emails to trick the site's staff, and obtain their codeaccess of the backend systems.
On Thursdays and Fridays, Forbes often tried unsuccessfully to throw out hackers. They even came in contact with the FBI to ask for help.
“On Friday morning, Forbes received an email containing a photo which showed her information baseof our data. The author of the email said the attack would stop if the fees were paid.” wrote Lewis DVorkin in Forbes.
When the article was posted, a spokesman for the Syrian Electronic Army responded with the following comment: "@Forbes claims in an article published that we asked them to send us the" fees "on Friday, but by then, the database had already been published."
"Dear @Forbes, posting a fake story (we asked for 'fees') when we joked about selling data is not the best way to defend yourself," the hackers added.
"And for future hacks, we will never ask for money and compensation. All we ask is your support. ”
Forbes reported that it is in the process of notifying the 1 million readers whose data were published by the Syrian Electronic Army and call on all their members to change their passwords.
The hacktivists reportedly deleted the archive with the leaked data and advise Forbes readers to change their passwords as well.
