Turkish hackers launch DNS attack on Israeli websites
In what analysts think may be a dress rehearsal for a much larger attack, Turkish hackers brought down some 350 websites in Israel with DNS attacks. Visitors to some of the sites were diverted to a page declaring it was “World Hackers Day."Only a 10-15% increase from the ordinary volume? Wow.
At least seven high-profile websites were hijacked, including those of The Telegraph, Acer, National Geographic, UPS and Vodafone.
Hackers calling themselves the "TurkGuvenligi group" calimd the cyber-attack. "TurkGuvenligi translates as "Turkish security."
"The hack represents a 10%-15% spike compared to the average number of daily hacks of Israeli websites," Shai Blitzblau, head of Maglan-Computer Warfare and Network Intelligence Labs, explained.
The operation was very sophisticated and probably entailed a significant financial investment, Blitzblau added.
The Israeli inquiry into the hack discovered a clear link to "TurkGuvenligi," as well as several failed attempts to hack other websites.
Labels: computer problems, DNS attacks, Turkish obsession with Israel
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:34 AM
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