Yesterday, a hacker group -- most likely the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) -- managed to redirect The New York Times, Twitter, and Huffington Post websites to alternate, defaced websites. These websites were down for hours, and in some cases are still down more than 24 hours later. How did a single hacker group manage to hoodwink dozens of network admins and security specialists, and run rings around three of the largest web properties? In this story, we dive into the specifics of the attack -- and discuss how the NYT, Twitter, and HuffPo could've better protected themselves.