College Hockey Fan Forum Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

Our Washington Capitals correspondent Christine Rousselle contributed the following article to townhall.com:

College hockey fans looking to discuss their favorite teams on the United States College Hockey Organization (USCHO) Fan Forum on Sunday night were greeted with a surprising redirect: a pro-President Assad message.

In what appears to be a random hacking by the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA), anyone who attempted to reach a page on the fan forum was instead brought to a page containing “A Message from Syria to the World.” The attack wassimilar to other work by the SEA in defacing websites to spread pro-Assad propaganda.

The attack was first noticed by Twitter users at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday night. To read the rest of this article head here.