Anonymous declares ‘cyberwar’ on Israel
11/19/12
 
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“This is/will turn into a cyberwar.”
from CNN,
11/19/12:

In the digital age, war isn’t contained to the ground.

The Israeli government on Sunday said it has been hit with more than 44 million cyberattacks since it began aerial strikes on Gaza last week. Anonymous, the hacker collective, claimed responsibility for taking down some sites and leaking passwords because of what it calls Israel’s “barbaric, brutal and despicable treatment” of Palestinians.

There is some dispute about the effectiveness of the cyberattacks. Israel says the attacks have largely been unsuccessful. Anonymous, meanwhile, posted a list of more than 650 Israel-based websites it says it has taken down or defaced since last week.

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