Hackers, Angered by "Sacrilegious Movie, " Target Bank of America and NYSE

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://gizmodo.com/5944398/hackers-angered-by-sacrilegious-movie-target-bank-of-america-website-and-nyse

By Molly Oswaks
Gizmodo
Sep 18, 2012

A group of hackers calling themselves Izz ad-din Al qassam have claimed 
responsibility for taking down Bank of America's website today about 
10am EST.

Their reason for action? Displeasure with an anti-Islam film—which, 
though they never directly mention it by name, it seems safe to assume 
is the inflammatory headline-grabber Innocence of Muslims.

In a post published to Pastebin today by QassamCyberFighters, the group 
warned: "We, Cyber fighters of Izz ad-din Al qassam will attack the Bank 
of America and New York Stock Exchange for the first step. These Targets 
are properties of American-Zionist Capitalists. This attack will be 
started today at 2 pm. GMT. This attack will continue till the Erasing 
of that nasty movie. Beware this attack can vary in type."

Below is the full text of the letter (emphasis added):

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