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BBC Twitter accounts hacked by pro-Assad online group Mar 21st 2013, 17:22 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Reuters staffer accused of aiding hackers maintains innocence -lawyer Fri, Mar 15 2013 Thomson Reuters employee indicted for aiding hackers: court filing Fri, Mar 15 2013 CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Thomson Reuters employee indicted for aiding hackers -court filing Fri, Mar 15 2013 Exclusive: Iran steps up weapons lifeline to Assad Thu, Mar 14 2013 NATO, European governments, hit by "MiniDuke" cyber attack Wed, Feb 27 2013 Analysis & Opinion Distress in muniland Must investors be on Twitter? A satellite transmission dish is seen near BBC Television Centre at White City in London February 18, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Toby Melville LONDON | Thu Mar 21, 2013 1:22pm EDT LONDON (Reuters) - The Twitter account belonging to the BBC's weather service was hacked on Thursday, the public broadcaster said. The "Syrian Electronic Army", a group of pro-Assad hackers and online activists that has already disrupted the Facebook page of Barack Obama, claimed responsibility for the breach. The group has recently targeted the website and Twitter account of watchdog organization Human Rights Watch and the Twitter account of French news service France 24. The BBC Weather Twitter feed began posting unusual messages in the early afternoon, ranging from offensive to humorous and often making reference to Syria and Middle Eastern politics. One tweet declared: "Long Live #Syria Al-Assad #SEA." Soon after the Syrian Electronic Army said it had hacked the account along with several others. "@BBCarabicOnline & @BBCWeather & @Bbcradioulster was hacked by Syrian Electronic Army #SEA #Syria," the group said in a tweet. The hackers' tweets have since been removed from the BBC Weather account and replaced by a tweet apologizing to followers. The account of BBC's Radio Ulster service, which covers parts of Northern Ireland, also posted a tweet apologizing for abnormal service. "We are aware that in the past few hours several BBC Twitter accounts have been hacked. We are actively working on this and expect it to be resolved shortly," a BBC statement said. (Reporting by Clare Hutchison; Editing by Hugh Lawson) Related Quotes and News Company Price Related News Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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