Mediagazer: Sky News Arabia Twitter accounts hacked by ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ (Andrew Pugh/Press Gazette)

8:00 AM ET, February 7, 2013

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Andrew Pugh / Press Gazette:

Sky News Arabia Twitter accounts hacked by ‘Syrian Electronic Army’ — One of Sky News Arabia's Twitter accounts — Sky News Arabia's Twitter and Facebook accounts were targeted by hackers last night, the broadcaster has revealed. — A group calling itself the “Syrian Electronic Army” …

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