The SEA is known for using Phishing as a means of access to their victims. The group also showed proof that they used a compromised HootSuite account to post to the CNN Twitter feed. CNN has not made any statements on the incident, and their Twitter feed has remained inactive since the account was reclaimed earlier this evening. This is just the latest in a long string of attacks against the media by the SEA, including the Associated Press, the New York Post, CBS News, the Guardian, and Thompson Reuters.”]
Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2136997/cnn-twitter-feed-hijacked-by-pro-assad-hackers.html