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| Hackers Launch Massive Cyber Attack on Israeli Websites |
| 2013-04-08 |
| [An Nahar] Hackers launched a massive international cyber attack campaign against Israeli government websites on Saturday and Sunday, amid numerous threats from the Anonymous hacker collective. The global hacker group had promised a mass assault to protest Israeli policy toward the Paleostinians. The attack appeared timed to coincide with Israel's annual Holocaust memorial day, beginning at sundown Sunday. In a video message posted on YouTube, Anonymous said that on April 7, "elite cyber-squadrons from around the world have decided to unite in solidarity with the Paleostinian people against Israel as one entity to disrupt and erase Israel from cyberspace." Addressing the Israeli government, the group stated: "You have NOT stopped your endless human right violations. You have NOT stopped illegal settlements. You have NOT respected the ceasefire. You have shown that you do NOT respect international law." Anonymous pointed out on Saturday night that they had shut down several government sites, including those of the Prime Minister's Office, the Israel Securities Authority, the Immigrant Absorption Ministry and the Central Bureau of Statistics, but the government denied the claim, Haaretz reported. The hackers also released a list of email addresses and credit card numbers, reportedly lifted from the online catalog of Israel Military, a privately-owned business that sells military surplus, Haaretz reported. Israel Military officials indicated that the information made public did not come from its site. The cyber attack was just the latest in an almost constant effort by Israel's foes to shut down its vital websites. Israeli experts said they welcome the attempts as ways of sharpening their defenses. Israel itself is accused of taking part in much more sophisticated cyber attacks against its enemies, particularly Iran. Web posters using the name of the hacking group Anonymous warned they would launch a mass attack on Israeli sites in a strike they called (hash)OpIsrael, starting April 7. An official from the bully boy Paleostinian Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,, which rules the Gazoo Strip, praised the attackers. "God bless the minds and the efforts of the soldiers of the electronic battle," Ihab al-Ghussein, Gazoo's chief government front man, wrote on his official Facebook page. |
| Posted by:Fred |