ARABS-ISRAEL - Oct. 26 - Cyberspace War.A series of cyberspace Coined by William Gibson in his 1984 novel "Neuromancer," it is a futuristic computer network that people use by plugging their minds into it! The term now refers to the Internet or to the online or digital world in general. See Internet and virtual reality. Contrast with meatspace. attacks and counter-attacks have been launched between Israeli and Arab hackers, each trying to cripple enemy websites. Mikael Bouzaglo, a 21-year-old Israeli hacker, claims to have spent 19 consecutive hours at his keyboard to penetrate Hizbollah's website at www.hizballa.org - where visitors are now greeted by an Israeli flag and audio file playing the Hatikva, Israel's national anthem. Arab hackers in the US have attacked official Israeli websites, including those of the Knesset and the foreign ministry. Israel has traced the attacks to a US-based website - ummah.net. - which urges surfers to "click here and help the resistance". Those clicks trigger a "denial of service A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. " assault on the Israeli websites, bombarding Bombarding is the process of 'pumping' a Cold Cathode Lighting tube (otherwise called Neon Signs). Information A detailed process of bombarding can be found here, Bombarding. them with information in the same way leading US websites like Yahoo! and eBay were paralysed earlier this year. Netvision, leading Israeli internet service provider Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. which housed the official government sites, was on Oct. 27 erecting fortified fortified (fôrt  ´fīd),adj containing additives more potent than the principal ingredient. virtual walls to protect the websites when they are posted again. An Arab hacker named mOnk3y hack says: "I know we are all upset and full of rage, but we can't go fight with our brothers there. But hey. Why don't we use our skills to attack those Israeli bastards with our brains?" |
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