#1 Trusted Cybersecurity News Platform
The Hacker News Logo

Anonymous Hack Syrian President's Emails with Password "12345"

Anonymous Hack Syrian President's Emails with Password "12345"

Hundreds of emails from Syrian President Bashar Assad's office were leaked on Monday after an attack by the hacker group Anonymous. The target was the mail server of the Syrian Ministry of Presidential Affairs and about 78 inboxes of Assad's aides and advisers were hacked and the password that some used was "12345", according to Israeli newspaper Haaretz.


Click here to read the leaked documents, part one
Click here to read the leaked documents, part two


The interview took place amid Syria's increasingly harsh crackdown against civilian protesters. Assad's TV interview with Walters was memorable for his repeated denials that Syrian citizens were being killed. "We don't kill our people ... no government in the world kills its people, unless it's led by a crazy person," Assad told Walters.
[Source]
➤ Read Latest Stories

Exclusive Cybersecurity Deals

📰 News Stories from 09 Feb, 2012