Friday, March 27, 2009

Israelis Bring Down Hizbullah Website - Report

From The Daily Star:

BEIRUT: An Israeli network security company brought down a Hizbullah-run Web site last week using hacking technology developed in China, Haaretz reported Tuesday. According to the daily, the Israeli company Applicure employed relatively cheap, accessible and easy to use software to bring down the site, english.hizbollah.tv, with only 10 computers.

The Daily Star could not independently confirm the report.

Nevertheless, in the wake of the report, commentators were already questioning the ways in which privately waged cyber-warfare could affect the tense relationship between avowed enemies like Israel and Hizbullah.

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My Comment: Cyberwar .... but on a small scale.

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