If you’ve had trouble accessing the website of The New York Times since yesterday afternoon, you’re not alone. According to the paper’s official Twitter account, the media company is the victim of a “malicious external attack” most likely carried out by the Syrian Electronic Army, a hacker group working for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Though this appears to be the group’s most sophisticated online attack, it’s not their only recent high-profile hack. On August 15, the websites and Twitter feeds of several major news outlets were briefly taken over by the group …
