Syrian Electronic Army Spreads False Rumors of Israel Nuclear Leak
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Pro-Assad hacktivists usurped the Israeli Army’s Twitter feed to post a potentially volatile message.
Pro-Assad hacktivists usurped the Israeli Army’s Twitter feed to post a potentially volatile message, on a day when scores of Gaza rockets pounded the area, the Jerusalem Post reports.
A bogus tweet warned of a "Possible nuclear leak in the region after 2 rockets hit Dimona nuclear facility.”
None of the explosives actually hit the nuclear research facility located deep in the Negev.
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