This sounds like the work of the Syrian Cyber Army, a pro-Assad hacker group. Some background links: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21506-assad-masses-

This sounds like the work of the Syrian Cyber Army, a pro-Assad hacker group. Some background links: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21506-assad-masses-syrian-cyber-army-in-online-crackdown.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21506-assad-masses-syr... http://www.theworld.org/2011/06/syrian-government-takes-the-battle-online/ http://www.theworld.org/2011/06/syrian-government-takes-the-...