A group of Pro-Assad hackers, known as the Syrian Electronic Army, have hacked into the Financial Times, reports the Financial Times.

According to Bloomberg News, the S.E.A. hacked into the FT Trading Room account on Twitter and posted several messages. “Syrian Electronic Army Was Here,” read one message, and the other said, “Do you want to know the reality of the Syrian ‘Rebels’?” The second tweet contained a link to a disturbing video, in which a man cuts the heart from a dead body and slams “Bashar the dog.”

An internal company memo obtained by The Associated Press asked Financial Times employees to avoid clicking on strange emails. A second email confirmed that the Financial Times was “facing a phishing attack.”

The Financial Times’ managing editor noted that the hacked accounts are “now locked” and that Twitter was very helpful in resolving this issue.

The BBC, E! Online and The AP have also fallen victim to the S.E.A. After hacking into The AP’s Twitter feed, the S.E.A. announced that the White House had been attacked and that President Barack Obama had been hurt. The tweet caused the Dow Jones to drop almost one percent within two minutes.

Earlier this month, the S.E.A added The Onion to its growing list of hacked sites. Though The Onion is known for writing satirical news articles, there was nothing funny about being hacked. With the goal of helping other companies avoid a similar fate, The Onion revealed in a blog post how they were hacked.

Essentially, the S.E.A. used a phishing scam to gain access to The Onion’s Twitter page. The pro-Assad hackers sent emails to several Onion employees asking them to visit a Washington Post story. Unfortunately, the link redirected users to a bogus Google URL, which asked for their Google Apps credentials. At least one Onion employee submitted his or her credentials, giving the attackers the ability to send the email to more staff members. Needless to say, the S.E.A. eventually forced The Onion to reset passwords on every employee’s Google Apps account.

How can companies keep their social media accounts safe from hackers? What does the S.E.A. hope to accomplish by hacking major news organizations? Share your thoughts in the comments section.