Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper

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Morocco's militant hackers - Afrik-news.com : Africa news, Maghreb news - The african daily newspaper: "militant hackers are busy doing what they do best. And their latest feats include a site belonging to a Spanish disco, Meca. Meca looks like a mosque and has a dome and a minaret. September 13, hackers replaced the homepage with a picture of the Haram al-Sharif (Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem), accompanied by a hacker’s signature: a male face adorned with a red cap bearing a star. The hacker also left a message: 'Do you want to discover one day that your church has become a place dedicated to livestock or garbage?'
Spain was not the only country to suffer that month. Egypt’s Ministry of Communications saw its site falling prey to Moroccan hackers after the broadcast of a TV movie, Dishonor. According to the group, the movie insults the integrity of Moroccan women.
This type of online activism emerged in 2006 with 'Team Evil'. The group hacked over 750 Israeli sites in response to an offensive by the Jewish state in the Gaza Strip. The affected sites had warning messages posted on their screens, some of which read: “Site hacked by Team Evil Arab Hackers. As long as you kill Palestinians, we will kill your servers”.
The Israeli response was quick. Some 250 Internet sites in the North African Kingdom were attacked. Contrary to Israel, the damage to Morocco was heavy. Attack from Israel’s “TEAM Good” on the Moroccan ISP Omihost hit some important servers containing back-ups. War on the Web was officially launched and hacktivism was born.
But despite its somewhat political agenda, hacktivism 'remains an illegal and destructive way to express one’s anger. The intention is commendable, but the act is not,' says Anas El Filali B., founder of the blog Big Brother."