The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed hacks on AP , CBS News , NPR and the BBC . Its attack on the AP news feed caused a flurry of panic and saw stocks crash . The group is active on the network of the Syrian government , the researcher . Early attacks focused on apparently irrelevant websites , but later efforts shifted first toward compromising the Facebook pages of organizations seen as hostile to the Syrian government , and now high-profile Twitter accounts . Syrian President Bashar al - Assad has previously praised the group 's work , he says .
The Syrian Electronic Army has claimed hacks on AP , CBS News , NPR and the BBC . Its attack on the AP news feed caused a flurry of panic and saw stocks crash . The group is active on the network of the Syrian government , the researcher . Syrian President Bashar al - Assad has previously praised the group 's work , he says .