This time, it wasn't the Chinese. Was it the Syrian Electronic Army (S.E.A.)? Was it the Iranians? Was it Cyber Hezbollah? Who is hacking The New York Times . . . again?
Times Site Is Attacked by Hackers
By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
The New York Times Company was a victim of online attacks earlier this week that slowed down The New York Times Web site and limited access to articles and other types of content.
According to Danielle Rhoades Ha, a company spokeswoman, the Web site became unavailable to âa small number of usersâ after a denial-of-service attack, a tactic used by hackers to slow or halt Web traffic by bombarding a host site with requests for information. She added that the company did not âhave confirmation on who is responsible for the most recent attacks on nytimes.com.â
The announcement follows attacks that were made on The Timesâs site late last year. In January, the newspaper announced that its computer systems had been infiltrated by Chinese hackers who found passwords for reporters and other employees. The attacks took place as The Times investigated the relatives of Wen Jiabao, Chinaâs prime minister, and how they had built up a multibillion-dollar fortune during his political tenure. David Barboza, the author of the article, won a Pulitzer Prize.
Attacks on media organizations are not unique to The Times. Shortly after the January announcement by The Times, officials at The Wall Street Journal and The Washington Post also reported that their Web sites had been attacked by Chinese hackers. On Friday, the Syrian Electronic Army said it had hacked the Web site and several Twitter accounts that belonged to The Financial Times. In the past, it has attacked other media companies, including The Associated Press and The Onion.
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