One of the most important resources hackers use, and need, is their anonymity, and losing that — with the screen between the cyber and physical world removed — could have a major impact on the nature of the hacking conflict between Israel and its cyber-enemies. If it is, the revelations could open a new, and more serious, front in the ongoing cyberwar. In Streetwise Hebrew for the Times of Israel Community, each month we learn several colloquial Hebrew phrases around a common theme.
These are bite-size audio Hebrew classes that we think you'll really enjoy. This month, we're learning phrases on the topic of strength and power. Ready to get tough with us? Continue reading …. To date, hacktivists have been impressively successful in taking down the websites of their enemies, including not only those of copyright-enforcers such as the Recording Industry Association of America and financial institutions such as Amex, but also those of the FBI and other government agencies around the world.
Now the hacktivists have announced their biggest, boldest attack yet, to take place this Sunday, against the State of Israel. The day chosen for the attack is also significant: Sunday is Holocaust Remembrance Day.
According to Al Arabiya, a major Arab news outlet, the personal data of 5, Israeli officials, including their names, I. This week, hacktivists infected some 15, Israeli Facebook users. How will the Israeli government respond to these attacks from hacktivists? So far, apparently, with nothing more than a dismissive shrug. But Israel, and other governments, can also be expected to take the offensive. In effect, hacktivists who assume a military role become military targets, just as do other non-state actors such as al Qaeda terrorists.
The NATO manual reflects the emergence of toughening attitudes to hacktivists, who until recently have enjoyed both public sympathy and a laudatory press. When the occasional hacktivist is apprehended and convicted — as occurred with a U. Other juries, in Europe as well as the U. In a recent case, involving an Anonymous hacktivist who allegedly stole information from Stratfor, a security firm, and made threats over the Internet and against a law-enforcement official, the accused faces a maximum years in prison.
Neither will many be impressed by the hacktivists at al-Qassam Cyber Fighters who have an ongoing campaign against financial institutions: Last week the group attacked Amex, Bank of America and three others in an attempt to convince YouTube to remove a trailer for the anti-Muslim film that triggered protests throughout the Muslim world last September Hacktivists responded brazenly after the signing by attacking Goldman Sachs.
SHANGHAI — The activist hacker group Anonymous plans to launch further attacks on Chinese government websites in a bid to uncover corruption and lobby for human rights, a member of the group said on Monday.
Anonymous, a loosely knit group that has attacked financial and government websites around the world, hacked into Chinese government websites last week, defacing several, media reports said.
F0ws3r said the group planned more serious attacks against Chinese websites. China blocks Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and many other websites citing a need to maintain social stability. The hacker declined to give further details on the next round of attacks, except to say it may hit bigger targets.
The United States says it has suffered many high-profile hacking attacks that appear to come from China, often targeting human rights groups as well as U. China maintains that it too is a victim of hacking attacks. The various local Chinese governments whose websites were reportedly hacked last week could not be reached for comment and were operating normally on Monday.
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