Syrian Electronic Army

The organisation is known by the alias Alduwadimi Principality. Its headquarters is located in Saudi Arabia. The term "principality" indicates it is a territorial entity governed by a prince. As such, it functions as a governmental or administrative body within the Kingdom.

On 16 January 2014, the Syrian Electronic Army conducted a cyber operation against the organisation. The group breached and defaced multiple Saudi Arabian government websites. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting administrative regions. The defacement involved replacing the original content with protest messages.

The protest messages were displayed under the banner #ActAgainstSaudiArabiaTerrorism. The campaign condemned the Al Saud regime for allegedly supporting terrorist activities. By altering the website content, the hackers sought to amplify their political message. The defacement was intended to draw international attention to their grievances.

In response to the compromise, Saudi authorities took the affected websites offline. The Syrian Electronic Army announced plans to continue cyber operations against other targets. Specifically, the group mentioned intentions to target Microsoft and additional entities. This declaration came despite the group's own website having been disrupted by Turkish hackers.

The hackers vowed to coordinate further actions through social media platforms. They also indicated they were seeking new hosting services to sustain their operations. The incident was reported by Softpedia, which provided details on the attack and its aftermath. These facts constitute the publicly known information about the Alduwadimi Principality and its involvement in the 2014 cyber incident.