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Hamas supporters hack into Hadera hospital Web site


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 03:40:32 -0600 (CST)

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1231167301636&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Jerusalem Post
Jan 7, 2009

A hospital in the North was a target of pro-Hamas computer hackers who 
on Wednesday morning put anti-Israel messages and photos on the official 
Web site of Hadera's Hillel Yaffe Medical Center.

The hacking of the Web site, at http://hy.health.gov.il, was quickly 
detected by the site manager and brought back to normal within a short 
time.

Hospital director-general Dr. Meir Oren said in reaction that "this is a 
shameful attempt, which adds nothing [to the enemy's cause] but only 
shows that they use any means to attack Israeli humanitarian 
organizations like hospitals, even virtually."

Among the photos on the hacked site was that of the fresh grave of an 
Israeli soldier who died in Gaza, entitled - in Hebrew - "The fate of 
your soldiers."

[...]


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