Episode 19 - Syrian Electronic Army

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad was once an avid computer nerd. Now, the Syrian president presides over a ragtag group of hackers ready to unleash cybercrime havoc on a global scale.

Created, Produced & Hosted by Keith Korneluk

Written & Researched by David Burgis

Edited, Mixed & Mastered by Greg Bernhard

Theme Song "You Are Digital" by Computerbandit

Listen to the If the Walls Could Talk Podcast

Show Transcript

Sources

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2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2013/04/23/syrian-hackers-claim-ap-hack-that-tipped-stock-market-by-136-billion-is-it-terrorism/

3. https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2018/12/05/syrian-electronic-army-hackers-are-targeting-android-phones-with-fake-whatsapp-attacks/?sh=68ea634b6ce4

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