On Friday, Reuters blog platform was hacked with false posts and on Saturday, the @ReutersTech account on Twitter was taken over and renamed @TechMe. The same hackers are responsible for also compromising a Reuters Twitter account dedicated to technology news. Syrian hackers loyal to President Bashar al-Assad allegedly gained access to Reuters’ blogging platform. The tweets themselves were mostly pro-Syrian government messages, as well as some inflammatory statements targeted at the U.S. government. The main suspect remains the Syrian Electronic Army, known for heavily supporting the current government.
Source: https://thehackernews.com/2012/08/fake-syria-news-posted-from-hacked.html