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Hackers posed as attractive women on Skype and Facebook to spy on Syrian rebels

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A group of hackers, likely with ties to the Syrian regime, posed as attractive women to hack into the computers of opposition fighters, stealing hundreds of documents and spying on thousands of Skype conversations that revealed the victims' battle plans, according to a new report by security firm FireEye



The report details a months-long operation in late 2013 that gave the hackers, and their backers, a real tactical advantage on the battlefield, highlighting once again how the Syrian civil war is being fought both in the city's streets as well as on the Internet Read more...


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