Hackers threaten cyber attack against Israel; Mossad, IDF websites down
International hacker group says will disable government computer systems after Israel Navy interception of 2 Gaza-bound vessels on Friday; calls interception ‘an act of war.’
By Oded Yaron Tags: Gaza Gaza flotilla IDF Palestinian state Knesset Mossad Shin Bet Yoram Cohen Tamir PardoThe international cabal of hackers known as Anonymous is threatening a cyber-attack on the Israeli government’s computers in response to its interception of a Gaza-bound flotilla on Friday.
In a video that was uploaded to YouTube, the groups warns that if the siege on Gaza is maintained, it will have no choice but to go on the attack.
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Israeli naval forces intercept two Gaza-bound vessels, Nov. 4, 2011. |
| Photo by: IDF Spokesperson's Unit |
On Sunday, the websites of the IDF, Mossad and the Shin Bet security services were down. It is still not clear whether this was linked to threat of "Anonymous."
In the video, the group accused the Israeli government of breaching international law and of piracy, because IDF naval commandos boarded the boats 35 nautical miles from the coast, in international waters.
“We do not tolerate this kind of repeated offensive behavior against unarmed civilians,” the group said in the video message.
“We along with 127 countries recognize Palestine as a state for the people of Palestine and such acts by you and your military are acts of war against a sovereign nation,” they added.
Anonymous said that if the siege continues and Israeli forces intercept additional flotillas, or if they conduct additional operations such as the commandeering of the Mavi Marmara, it will have no alternative but to launch repeated cyber-attacks on Israeli computer systems until the siege ends.
Anonymous has succeeded in the past in bringing about the temporary disabling of many websites, including credit card companies that refused to transfer donations to the WikiLeaks organization.
Several months ago, Anonymous announced that they have the code for Stuxnet, which was distributed on the internet. Security experts usually do not see them as a strategic threat, as they do programmers who are responsible for this type of malicious software.
Anonymous threatened to disable the Knesset website a few months ago, but even if hacking did occur then, the website continued to function and did not suffer any apparent damage.
"קראו כתבה זו בעברית: בעקבות המשט: ישראל על הכוונת של "אנונימוס
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calling all the cartels to track down and get rid of these cowards.
i just say that anybody acting against Israel is a fool and does not understand the history of Israel and whatever happened before . Whomever opposes Israel or tries to sabotage anything Israeli is a total fool, ignorant and has been blinded by Media lies and lies told by the PA and whomever else. Once certain facts will become clear regarding the ME intentions ( think of Iran and others) and the true motives are behind it all, the world will realize what truly is going on and regret its anti Israel attitude... and intercepting a flotilla , u call that an act of war, u must be out of your mind and not knowing what u are talking about!!!
These cyber-terrorists are just another group who support the other terror groups who would love to see the demise of Israel. Too bad it's hard to find them and take them out like their friends that fire rockets into southern Israel.
The Egyptians have opened the Rafah crossing to PEOPLE only, not to GOODS. They are not fools, and are not willing to take upon themselves the burden of Gaza; they prefer to leave it to Israel. The Gazans are still unable to import some raw materials and export finished goods to the outside world. As long as this situation continues, the Gaza economy will remain in a very poor state and the flotilla problem, intended to call attention to the Gaza suffering, will remain. Of course, Israel should lift the economic siege which has failed to achieve any intended goal. The original intent of the siege was to get the Gazans to overthrow Hamas, which was not acieved. Later, new excuses were found, the latest being Shalit's captivity. Now that Shalit was released, let us watch out for a new improved excuse. All this said, the military threat from Gaza remains real. The air and sea blockade will have to remain in place. An economic recovery will take the wind out of the sails of future flotillas.
So they are scared of the mexican cartel but not Israel? They at least had a chance w/ the Zetas since I'm assuming none of the the bigger names in Anon didn't live close to the borders... Mossad knows no borders...
Why did they retreat from the Mexican cartl? Fear of reprisal! Why do they not retreat from nation states?
These people need to get outside with a ball and get a life. They should track them down and take away their computer, then what will they do. They would be like a deer in the head lights. Just standing there, clueless about life and how to function
whose computers these children are using?
No problem with rockets on Israelis from Gaza? Get out of here, you collection of zeros, anti-Semites and sicko terror-apologist Israel-bashers.Get out into the sun one of these days.
Hope that Anonymous enjoys tennis!
Do what you do hackers, we do what we do, just remember, we have hackers too.
what is good for the goose is good for the gander.
The western world seems to be full of self-righteous morons who have nothing better to do than keep blaming Israel for everything and giving terrorists a free pass. Disgusting.
I just looked up 'bully' in the Oxford dictionary. I was expecting it to say, 'individual or entity faced with thousands of missile strikes on its civilian population and a history of being the recipient of suicide bombings resulting in the death of hundreds of unarmed men, women and children'. Imagine my surprise when I read the actual definition. Hey heh, I think you've got your language confused. I guess that could happen when you spend your free time away from NPR reading regurgitated Arab rhetoric on European Websites. We'll give you a pass on this one. But next time, we'll establish a committee to determine how best to slap you on the wrists or possibly force all the Jews to leave your neighborhood. It didn't work in Gaza. But we're willing to transfer Jews if it will keep morons like you quiet.
humans not these politicians that dont speak for me. Non-Jewish US lawmakers referring to the West bank as "Samaria and Judea" are paid Aipac shills. If left in the hands of these guys who repeat word for word the zionist narrative this situation will never be resolved.
Let them show what they're really able to do and talk about it then. I guess it won't be worth the while when really put to test.
This was certainly an iranian Anonymous group. Now we have another reason to strike iran
was Iran behind the sinking of Titanic too?
How do you know it is Iranian? It might be but there are so many enemies of Israel world- wide, anti-semites and anti-zionist Jewish leftists that it is premature to say the venture is Iranian.
oh wait, they didn't. They'd do it all if they could.
criminals, when the Palmer report from the UN, the primary arbiter of international law and a deeply anti-Israel organization, says the blockade is legal.
This threat simply is a tantrum and won't go anywhere.
This cyber attack can be added on to the many forms of attack Israel are under. Israel must defend itself and find these hackers.
But it's OK for Israel and USA to hack into Iran's computers? Double standards much?
If you have proof that one, the other or both were responsible for the Stuxnet attack on Iran, bring it to a court.
because of course mosad does not attempt and sometimes even succeed in attacking other countries; besides internet bugs, how about plain spies such as pollard or assassinations?
Israel does not threaten to wipe out another country....
Israel is not the threat to the world that Iran is. If you can't see that, please don't have children.
about the Stuxnet virus, Israel's spying on others INCLUDING its "best friend" the US, and.....well you get the drift.
Besides the high level of the speculations in the media you don't have any prove they did it.
Do you live in Israel? Do you know why Israel must do these things? Its because of a small group of radical Palestinians who chose to blow stuff. I was down the street the last time a bus was bombed. You know who they found it to be? I will give you one guess....
it has EVERY RIGHT to try to interfere with its nuclear programme if it can.It is better than being a suicide bomber
but you should blame their leaders and other Arab countries,who have used them as pawns in political argument for 45 years in order to attack Israel