Syrian Electronic Army says hacked into Skype’s social media accounts

By means of Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The Syrian Electronic Army, an amorphous hacker collective that supports Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, claimed credit score on Wednesday for hacking into the social media accounts of Web calling provider Skype. The group also posted the contact data of Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp's retiring chief government, on its Twitter account together with the message, "That you may thank Microsoft for monitoring your accounts/emails the use of this details. #SEA" That message was an obvious reference to revelations ultimate year through former Nationwide Safety Company contractor Edward Snowden that Skype, which is owned by Microsoft, used to be part of the NSA's software to watch communications thru one of the crucial greatest U.S. Internet corporations.