Posted on 03/27/2003 10:57:59 AM PST by Cagey
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hackers on Thursday replaced the English-language Web site for Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera with a U.S. flag and the message "Let Freedom Ring."
The hackers, calling themselves the "Freedom Cyber Force Militia," briefly hijacked Internet traffic destined for Al-Jazeera's Web site and redirected it to a different Web page on computers operated by Networld Connections Inc., an Internet provider in Salt Lake City.
The likely hacking technique, called "DNS poisoning," fools so-called domain name servers across the Internet and is relatively difficult to defend against. Internet records show the Web directories sending traffic to Al-Jazeera's site were changed early Thursday, apparently without authorization.
The page also included the message, "God bless our troops," signed by a self-described "Patriot." There was no response to an e-mail sent to an address on the Web page.
"Certainly, it has been hacked," acknowledged Jihad Ali Ballout, a spokesman for Al-Jazeera. He described the attack as "a frontal, vicious attack on freedom of the press" and urged anyone with information about the hackers to contact authorities.
The Arab network's Web site has been suffering disruptions for days, ever since it showed pictures of dead and captive U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Al-Jazeera, also based in Qatar, is an unusually independent voice in the Arab world.
AP-ES-03-27-03 1319EST
Jihad Ali Ballout? What's in a name, anyway?
Lambda Force strikes again
Life is good..."Hold muh beer 'n watch this!" PING....
If you want on or off this list, please let me know!
We'll show you Ball-Out, you and all your war-criminal-journalist friends.
I don't know if this would work, but at my last job I set my computer to repeatedly hit our director's weekly briefings on our intranet. Basically I brought up the page in Internet Explorer, adjusted my 'keystroke repeat speed' in Control Panel somewhat slower than normal in order to register properly, and shoved a paperclip in my keyboard to hold down the F5 key. I ran his hit counter up to 10,000 or so a couple of times.
Um... did someone ratify the US Constitution in Qatar??? Do we need a new star on the flag? Do they get two senators? Do they pay taxes? ???
Hackers Swap Al-Jazeera Site With FlagPaging SEAN HANNITY...Hackers Replace Englsih-Language Al-Jazeera Web Site With American Flag
The Associated Press WASHINGTON March 27 —Hackers on Thursday replaced the English-language Web site for Arab satellite television network Al-Jazeera with a U.S. flag and the message "Let Freedom Ring."
The hackers, calling themselves the "Freedom Cyber Force Militia," briefly hijacked Internet traffic destined for Al-Jazeera's Web site and redirected it to a different Web page on computers operated by Networld Connections Inc., an Internet provider in Salt Lake City.
The likely hacking technique, called "DNS poisoning," fools so-called domain name servers across the Internet and is relatively difficult to defend against. Internet records show the Web directories sending traffic to Al-Jazeera's site were changed early Thursday, apparently without authorization.
The page also included the message, "God bless our troops," signed by a self-described "Patriot." There was no response to an e-mail sent to an address on the Web page.
A spokesman for Al-Jazeera confirmed the incident but said he had no further information.
The Arab network's Web site has been suffering disruptions for days, ever since it showed pictures of dead and captive U.S. soldiers in Iraq.
Al-Jazeera, also based in Qatar, is an unusually independent voice in the Arab world.
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Hackers are being attacked by hackers! - It's pandemonium!
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