Hackers threaten ‘Israhell’ cyber-attack over Gaza

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http://www.timesofisrael.com/hackers-threaten-israhell-cyber-attack-over-gaza/

By David Shamah
Times of Israel
July 9, 2014

As the war against Hamas terrorists in Gaza rages on, anti-Israel hackers 
are gearing up for yet another large-scale cyber-attack on Israel. Set for 
Friday, July 11, #OpSaveGaza, anti-Israel hackers promise, the denial of 
service (DDOS) attack will be the "greatest campaign ever against 
‘Israhell,’ to expose their terrorist activity to the world," hackers 
wrote

Such politically motivated cyber-attacks are almost routine, and so far 
israel’s record of foiling them is good.

Israel is ready, said Dina Beer, CEO of the Israel Internet Association 
(ISOC), which administers Israel’s Internet connections to the rest of the 
world. "I won’t say that such attacks are easy to deal with, but we are 
always ready to deal with them," she told The Times of Israel. "Israel 
faces DDOS and hack attacks every day, so we’re experienced with how to 
deal with them. The difference during times of crises like these is the 
number of hackers that participate in the attacks."

Despite that experience, it would be foolish to dismiss the attacks, said 
Isaac Ben-Israel, head of the Tel Aviv University’s Yuval Neeman Workshop 
for Science, Technology, and Security.

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