Just days after the widely acknowledged 10th anniversary of Facebook, the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) took to Twitter to announce the hacking of the company’s website.
In a message posted on the SEA Twitter account, the group wrote that it owned Facebook.com.
Happy Birthday Mark! http://t.co/yWBwvXPGRZ owned by #SEA http://t.co/gk8nGxATLt pic.twitter.com/eAeGp1TvBF
— SyrianElectronicArmy (@Official_SEA16) February 5, 2014
However, upon further examination, it turns out that the group was only able to change the contact and name server information on the company’s Whois domain information page.
Users attempting to use the social networking reported no problems with the service as a result of the SEA action. As of this writing, the Facebook domain record had already been restored to its previous state.
See also: Syrian Electronic Army Hacks Microsoft's Twitter Accounts and Blog
This latest action comes just days after the SEA hacked Microsoft's Twitter account and blog.
Facebook did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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