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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 ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email LISTSERV () SecurityFocus com with a message body of "SIGNOFF ISN".
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