A Closer Look At the Syrian Electronic Army

tsu doh nimh writes "Yesterday saw the publication of two stories focusing on two different Syrian men thought to be core members of the Syrian Electronic Army, the hacking group that took credit for recent break-ins that compromised the Web sites of The New York Times, The Washington Post and other media outlets. Working with a source who says he hacked into the SEA's servers this year, Vice.com profiles a fairly high-profile SEA member who uses the nickname "ThePro" and outs him as a young man named Hatem Deeb. Separately, Brian Krebs managed to get hold of the SQL database for the SEA's Web site after it was allegedly hacked this year, and follows a trail of clues back to one of two administrators of the SEA, which leads to another Syrian guy — a Web developer named Mohammed Osman, a.k.a. Mohamed Abd AlKarem."

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a.k.a. Mohamed Abd AlKarem

[fustakrakich]

I'm sorry, son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.

Re:a.k.a. Mohamed Abd AlKarem

[Anonymous Coward]

I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense.

And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.

Re:a.k.a. Mohamed Abd AlKarem

[DebianDog]

The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night. Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes.

Re:Isn't it a more important question

[Anonymous Coward]

They are from Syria? Seems like they may be guilty, lets crowdsource justice and post their names and passwords. It will be just like when Reddit found the person in Boston.

Re:Ah the good new days!

[Mitchell314]

I would comment, but this message is being blocked by the government.

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