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‘Israel you’re weak’: Anonymous hacktivists shut down key Israeli websites
RT,
4 August, 2014
Worldwide
hacker collective Anonymous has unleashed another wave of attacks
against Israel’s government websites over their military incursion
into Gaza, taking down “hundreds” of portals, including those run
by Mossad and the IDF.
Among
the scalps claimed by the group were the Ministry of Justice website,
the state archive portal, and even the national advertising agency.
Most of the attacks were repelled within hours, with all agencies
currently back online.
“We
are attacking the government of Israel more .. Israel you're weak!
:(“ said a tweet from one
of the branches of the dispersed network of online activists, known
as AnonymousGlobo.
Anonymous
generally uses DDOS (distributed denial of service attacks) that
overload a website with fake requests, making it unavailable for
legitimate users.
The group announced its latest operation
#OpSaveGaza at the beginning of last month, but the intensity of
attacks was ramped up a week ago, when a Palestinian man was shot
dead, while wearing a Guy Fawkes mask, which serves as a symbol of
the movement.
Anonymous
carried out one of its most high-profile attacks during the last
invasion of Gaza two years ago, when it claimed dealing $3 billion
worth of damage to Israel.
The network has asked its
supporters to download disruptive software that can be used in the
attacks, which depend on many hacktivists acting simultaneously.
One
of the Anonymous branches, AnonGhost Team, claimed to have hacked the
biggest bank system in Israel a fortnight ago, however, on the whole
their impact has been more negligible than during Operation Pillar of
Defense in 2012.
Largely
this is due to government agencies being more proactive in legally
pursuing leading hacktivists, not only removing some of the most
skilful hackers from the scene, but dissuading others from even
trying to make a difference online.
“Anons
are more protective of their profiles… governments are far more
against truths being exposed and their dirty laundry being aired,
more so than ever... Previously anon has been very public with its
activities. The case is much different now,” AnonOps,
another group within the movement, told Vice.
Anonymous
#TANGODOWN http://www.sviva.gov.il
#Anonymous #OpIsrael
#FreePalestine #OpSaveGaza pic.twitter.com/hribBcNF1F
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