Syrian group hacks Skype

The Syrian Electronic Army group hacked Skype’s social media accounts Wednesday to accuse Microsoft of spying on user data. The group posted a message on the Twitter account of Microsoft-owned Skype, telling users not to use Microsoft email services like Hotmail and Outlook. It adds, “They are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments. More details soon.” It was posted around 1030 GMT but removed less than two hours later. Tech blogs also report the Skype blog had the headline: “Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army… Stop Spying!” The Syrian Electronic Army previously hacked accounts of The New York Times, Agence France-Presse and other media organizations. The group’s latest attacks appear to be linked to the PRISM surveillance program of the NSA. The program allegedly gave the NSA access to the world’s top internet companies, including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo and Skype.

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