Algerian Hacker Details Cyber Attack on Israel

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.aawsat.net/2013/04/article55298744

By Yassin Boudhan
Asharq Al-Awsat
15 Apr, 2013

An Algerian hacker using the handle “Ismail-man54” said that thousands of Arab 
and Muslim hackers opposed to Israel participated in the recent attack on 90 
Israeli websites. He also said that the attack had been planned since November 
2012, with the goal of wiping Israel off the electronic map.

He confirmed that “the campaign will continue until this goal is achieved,” 
adding, “the files that were obtained after the hacking were sent to the 
security service affiliated with the dismissed Palestinian government in Gaza.”

Concerning the all-out cyber war on Israeli sites, Ismail told Asharq Al-Awsat 
that he was “one of the first people who called for this campaign and one of 
the key participants in it.” Ismail showed Asharq Al-Awsat a video, which he 
posted on YouTube on November 16, 2012, in which he called for “preparing for 
the launch of an electronic campaign against Israel.”

He said that he had “discussed the idea with hackers from Saudi Arabia, and 
that it was prepared for through [their] communication online.”

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