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Anonymous Hacks Tunisian Islamist Sites

Posted by Soulskill on from the keeps-on-ticking dept.

eldavojohn writes "The hacktivist group Anonymous has claimed another victim by taking down Islamist sites in Tunisia. Similar to an earlier attack on Turkish government sites, #optunisia has resulted in several government blogs and sites being replaced with 'Payback is a b****, isn't it?' The message lists censorship as the motivation behind this activity. The AFP is reporting that this is also in response to the reintroduction of Salafist laws and the caliphate. An additional Anonymous message read, 'We are not against religion, we are Muslims, but we are defending freedom in our country.' Censorship continues wholesale in Tunisia."

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  1. Safe target? by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I wonder if they're hacking these guys because they basically won't have any ability to retaliate, as opposed to the U.S. Government or the drug cartels in Mexico.

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    1. Re:Safe target? by XxtraLarGe · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Note, I'm not saying that the hack without merit since it is in favor of free speech, but rather if that's the reason they're avoiding the big dogs, ever since the recent sting.

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      Taking guns away from the 99% gives the 1% 100% of the power.
  2. Re:Paybill will be a bitch by GameboyRMH · · Score: 1, Interesting

    The FBI has enough trouble finding random anons, I don't think they need to worry about any religious nutjobs that can only threaten to backtrace them and report them to the cyber police.

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  3. Not against religion? by ZeRu · · Score: 3, Interesting

    So, when Anonymous hacked Vatican's site, they were against religion, but now they say they are not? I guess they need to take a more cautious approach when they know tomorrow could be thousands of angry people on the street screaming for their beheading.

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    1. Re:Not against religion? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Interesting

      Scientology isn't a recognized religion in most places. It's a cult at best, and a criminal organization otherwise.