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Re: Israeli Hackers Vow to Defend


From: security curmudgeon <jericho () ATTRITION ORG>
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 12:24:36 -0700

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,40187,00.html
by Carmen J. Gentile

A group of self-described ethical hackers are taking the reins of the
Israelis' Web networks into their own hands in the Middle East's
cyberwar.

Known as the Israeli Internet Underground, the coalition of anonymous
online activists from various Israeli technology companies has set up a
website to disseminate information concerning the ongoing battle in
cyberspace.

Their site can be found at: http://www.iiu.org.il

The site claims to provide a comprehensive list of sites that were
hacked by Arab attackers since the cyberwar went into full swing on Oct.
6.

Listed are over 40 Israeli sites that have been defaced and vandalized
by various hacking groups. The number coincides with estimates provided
by officials at iDefense, an international private intelligence outfit
in Washington that is monitoring the ongoing war.

http://www.iiu.org.il/hacked_sites.html

They match iDefense do they? Ironic that IIU uses the Attrition Mirror as
the basis of their list. Also notice they are generous enough to cite the
source of their list and provide a link to us.

I imagine this was one of the 'sources' iDefense used when spewing their
advertising to various media outlets.

The SODA project formed an alliance with the Internet security firm 2XS
Ltd., which is linked to the site and agreed to provide security advice
for casualties of the cyberwar. Though 2XS Ltd. does not accept
responsibility for IIU actions, company CTO Ehud Tenebaum founded the
group back in 1996, when he went by the name "Analyzer."

Ironically enough, Tenebaum contacted several hacker/security sites asking
for free hosting of some of their material. Apparently they want to have
innocent third parties get caught up in this cyber-jihad rather than
become a big target themselves.


Brian Martin
Attrtion Staff

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