LONDON (CAIRO) - A Turkish hackers attack websites flagged British Jewish newspaper, replacing the main page with a Palestinian flag, said the editor of the newspaper.
The website for the Jewish Chronicle - the oldest Jewish newspaper in the world that continue to be published - tainted for several hours on Sunday, editor Stephen Pollard said on Monday.
"No damage done, as far as we know," he said. The website was back online on Monday afternoon.
A number of pro-Palestinian hackers managed to break into the website of The Jewish Chronicle and to revamp the zoom.
Terbajak version of the website, which was caught by Google, shows a large Palestinian flag against a black background. In a message that is included in both English and Turkish, a group calling itself the "Palestinian Mujahid" it quoted some verses from the Koran.
"Do not you feel ashamed tolerate the Jews who are the main actors in the war to be the killer of children!" like the sound of some messages are written. "Do not you feel ashamed of giving support to vampire who does not care about human life? Do not you feel ashamed of showing respect to the Jews that creates a sense of revenge, hatred and rivalry between people?"
Attacks in cyberspace was an apparent protest over the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.
Newspaper staff acted quickly to tell part of the improvements immediately shut down the website. The Jewish Chronicle inaccessible for 18 hours while it investigated.
"At 4:40 pm (local time), just 20 minutes after the website was hacked, senior executives received dozens of text messages and phone calls to warn them of the synagogue, CST, Jewish organizations. And individuals," said the newspaper, which also said that the police are investigating. CST, or Comunity Security Trust, is an organization that works with local and international governments to keep the Jewish community in the UK.
Company global internet security software, Sophos, said that the incident was part of a series of protests cyberspace pro-Palestinian, while mentioning that in 2001 a hacker never bombard email Israeli lawmakers, and last year the US Army website defaced a picture of a Palestinian fighter who stands in front of an Israeli tank.
Several Jewish organizations and Israel related in the US also reported being "tricked" by pro-Palestinian groups.
"The Turkish hackers known among law enforcement agencies and have managed to break some Jewish website," said David Pollock, associate executive director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of New York. "They disguised as a security consultant. We have advised on Jewish groups to carefully sift its web master. We recommend that they use a parent with a full staff focus on security."
Pollock, who works as a liaison between the Jewish community and law enforcement authorities as well as organizing training sessions for Jewish institutions, said there was no indication that the Mujahid groups associated with any organization.
"What we see is a message of anti-Israel, but we have not seen any connection with any organization" Pollock said.
Graham Cluley, a senior technology consultant for Sophos, said the police likely would make a lot of progress in tracking down the Mujahid.
"Chances are they are based abroad - Turkey seems to be in the picture - which automatically makes it more complicated and expensive for the government to investigate," said Cluley.
"Because it seems that no financial damage mbulkan Diti, and more similar to the graffiti, I doubt there will be much willingness to assign more resources to investigate this attack in detail," he said.
The newspaper said initial indications are that the operation of a computer hacker in Turkey. The attack came one week after diplomatic relations between Israel and Turkey were broken surface.
Ankara is furious when Israel summoned the Turkish ambassador to express anger over a Turkish television drama depicting Israeli agents kidnapping children and shooting an old man. Deputy foreign minister, Danny Ayalon, reject the ambassador helping hand to shake hands and forced her to sit on a couch short when the television cameras recording.
Since then Israel has apologized for the incident that threatens the relationship between the two traditional allies.
Answering the question whether the hijacking incident related to anger the deputy minister to the Turkish ambassador, Pollard said, "It is a conclusion that can be drawn by anyone. I do not want to speculate.
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