DVDROM
18-02-01, 12:00 AM
In the name of Allah, the Most Merciful, the Most Compassionate
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2001
(LOS ANGELES) iviews.com, an Islamic news website, was attacked today by hackers who took down the front page and replaced it with an Islamophobic message.
While it is not yet clear who may behind this latest cyber crime against yet another Islamic website, the hacker made threats against such Islamic organizations as Hamas, Fatah, and Hezbollah.
"Soon I will be in amry [sic] and i will join to the war against the islamic eXtremism," wrote the hacker.
"This kind of attack is just part and parcel of the work we do at iviews.com. When you stand up for what's right and expose the injustices done to Muslims around the world, you can expect that others will try to silence you," said iviews.com editor Hebah Abdalla.
The website's technical support staff is currently working to restore the site and have alerted local and federal authorities. Meanwhile, they are urging all webmasters of other Islamic websites to take extra precautions to avoid similar attacks.
A discussion group for Muslims with technical experience and knowledge in this area has been established at the Islamicity website at http://www.islam.org so that ideas can be shared on how to prevent this from happening to other websites.
The site will be restored insha'allah within a week
For Immediate Release
February 13, 2001
(LOS ANGELES) iviews.com, an Islamic news website, was attacked today by hackers who took down the front page and replaced it with an Islamophobic message.
While it is not yet clear who may behind this latest cyber crime against yet another Islamic website, the hacker made threats against such Islamic organizations as Hamas, Fatah, and Hezbollah.
"Soon I will be in amry [sic] and i will join to the war against the islamic eXtremism," wrote the hacker.
"This kind of attack is just part and parcel of the work we do at iviews.com. When you stand up for what's right and expose the injustices done to Muslims around the world, you can expect that others will try to silence you," said iviews.com editor Hebah Abdalla.
The website's technical support staff is currently working to restore the site and have alerted local and federal authorities. Meanwhile, they are urging all webmasters of other Islamic websites to take extra precautions to avoid similar attacks.
A discussion group for Muslims with technical experience and knowledge in this area has been established at the Islamicity website at http://www.islam.org so that ideas can be shared on how to prevent this from happening to other websites.
The site will be restored insha'allah within a week