17 nov 2013
The facebook administration arbitrarily closed on Friday a number of pages linked to the Hamas Movement, including the page of Ajnad news agency. The facebook pages of senior Hamas official Husam Badran and Sheikh Ahmed Yassin as well as the page of the Islamic bloc at Al-Khalil university were also shut down.
For his part, Badran strongly denounced on his new facebook page such a measure and described it as arbitrary and unethical.
He added that the facebook behavior reflected its double standard policy, unprofessionalism and its bias against Palestine and the legitimate rights of its occupied people.
The Hamas official affirmed that the closure of his facebook account would never muzzle his voice and prevent him from communicating with others.
Ajnad news agency also deplored the measure and said that the facebook administration unveiled its double face and its suppression of the Palestinian people's right to use the cyberspace to express their views.
For his part, Badran strongly denounced on his new facebook page such a measure and described it as arbitrary and unethical.
He added that the facebook behavior reflected its double standard policy, unprofessionalism and its bias against Palestine and the legitimate rights of its occupied people.
The Hamas official affirmed that the closure of his facebook account would never muzzle his voice and prevent him from communicating with others.
Ajnad news agency also deplored the measure and said that the facebook administration unveiled its double face and its suppression of the Palestinian people's right to use the cyberspace to express their views.
12 nov 2013
Around 13,000 Facebook accounts of Israeli subscribers were intruded on Monday night by Palestinian hackers, Israeli media reported. According to Israeli channel 10, hackers from Gaza and Tunisia hacked 13,000 Israeli facebook accounts and posted the personal information of the users.
Channel 10 will post the list of the hacked accounts on its facebook page in addition to instructions on how to protect the personnel accounts.
Through the last year several Israeli government websites were hit by different groups of pro-Palestinian hackers from different countries.
Channel 10 will post the list of the hacked accounts on its facebook page in addition to instructions on how to protect the personnel accounts.
Through the last year several Israeli government websites were hit by different groups of pro-Palestinian hackers from different countries.
7 nov 2013
Israeli occupation forces arrested 25 Palestinians, including women, after raiding their parents' houses in several neighborhoods in occupied Jerusalem, said Amani Sarahneh, of the Palestinian Prisoner Society (PPS).
Sarahneh quoted Head of PPS, Nasser Qaws, as saying that Israeli forces stormed the houses of 25 Palestinians in Jerusalem, searched them and confiscated computer and mobile devices, on charge of incitement against the Israeli occupation on Facebook.
Qaws also said that 10 of the detainees were transferred to trial, while the rest of them were released.
Sarahneh quoted Head of PPS, Nasser Qaws, as saying that Israeli forces stormed the houses of 25 Palestinians in Jerusalem, searched them and confiscated computer and mobile devices, on charge of incitement against the Israeli occupation on Facebook.
Qaws also said that 10 of the detainees were transferred to trial, while the rest of them were released.
25 oct 2013
US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) follows US ambassador to France Charles Rivkin (L) at the US ambassador's residence in Paris on Oct. 21, 2013
France believed the United States attempted to hack into its president's communications network, a leaked US intelligence document published on Friday suggests.
US agents denied having anything to do with a May 2012 cyber attack on the Elysee Palace, the official residence of French presidents, and appeared to hint at the possible involvement of Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, a classified internal note from the US National Security Agency suggests.
Extracts from the document, the latest to emerge from the NSA via former contractor Edward Snowden, were published by Le Monde newspaper alongside an article jointly authored by Glenn Greenwald, the US journalist who has been principally responsible for a still-unraveling scandal over large-scale US snooping on individuals and political leaders all over the world.
The document is a briefing note prepared in April this year for NSA officials who were due to meet two senior figures from France's external intelligence agency, the DGSE. The French agents had traveled to Washington to demand explanations over their discovery in May 2012 of attempts to compromise the Elysee's communications systems.
The note says that the branch of the NSA which handles cyber attacks, Tailored Access Operations (TAO), had confirmed that it had not carried out the attack and says that most of its closest allies (Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand) had also denied involvement.
It goes on to note: "TAO intentionally did not ask either Mossad or (Israel's cyber intelligence unit) ISNU whether they were involved as France is not an approved target for joint discussions."
Le Monde interpreted this sentence as being an ironic reference to a strong likelihood that Mossad had been behind the attack.
The cyber attacks on the Elysee took place in the final weeks of Nicolas Sarkozy's term, between the two rounds of the presidential election which he ended up losing to Francois Hollande.
The attacks had been previously reported by French media, who have described them as an attempt to insert monitoring devices into the system but it remains unclear whether the presidential networks were compromised for any time.
There was no immediate response from the Elysee on Friday when asked for comment by AFP.
Sarkozy enjoyed warmer relations with the United States than any French president of recent times, to the extent that the media sometimes referred to him as "Sarko the American."
The revelations about the Elysee attacks followed damaging revelations that the US had tapped the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and spied on other allies.
"Spying between friends, that's just not done," Merkel said Thursday at the start of a summit of European Union leaders which has been overshadowed by the issue.
On a lighter note, the leaked document published by Le Monde on Friday underlines that NSA officials were anxious not to cause any further offense to their angry French counterparts.
Along with the technical details, the briefing note contains a phonetic guide to the pronunciation of the names of the French visitors.
They included DGSE technical director Bernard Barbier, who was to be addressed as bear-NAR bur-BYAY, and Patrick Pailloux, or pah-TREEK pie-YOO.
France believed the United States attempted to hack into its president's communications network, a leaked US intelligence document published on Friday suggests.
US agents denied having anything to do with a May 2012 cyber attack on the Elysee Palace, the official residence of French presidents, and appeared to hint at the possible involvement of Mossad, Israel's intelligence agency, a classified internal note from the US National Security Agency suggests.
Extracts from the document, the latest to emerge from the NSA via former contractor Edward Snowden, were published by Le Monde newspaper alongside an article jointly authored by Glenn Greenwald, the US journalist who has been principally responsible for a still-unraveling scandal over large-scale US snooping on individuals and political leaders all over the world.
The document is a briefing note prepared in April this year for NSA officials who were due to meet two senior figures from France's external intelligence agency, the DGSE. The French agents had traveled to Washington to demand explanations over their discovery in May 2012 of attempts to compromise the Elysee's communications systems.
The note says that the branch of the NSA which handles cyber attacks, Tailored Access Operations (TAO), had confirmed that it had not carried out the attack and says that most of its closest allies (Australia, Britain, Canada and New Zealand) had also denied involvement.
It goes on to note: "TAO intentionally did not ask either Mossad or (Israel's cyber intelligence unit) ISNU whether they were involved as France is not an approved target for joint discussions."
Le Monde interpreted this sentence as being an ironic reference to a strong likelihood that Mossad had been behind the attack.
The cyber attacks on the Elysee took place in the final weeks of Nicolas Sarkozy's term, between the two rounds of the presidential election which he ended up losing to Francois Hollande.
The attacks had been previously reported by French media, who have described them as an attempt to insert monitoring devices into the system but it remains unclear whether the presidential networks were compromised for any time.
There was no immediate response from the Elysee on Friday when asked for comment by AFP.
Sarkozy enjoyed warmer relations with the United States than any French president of recent times, to the extent that the media sometimes referred to him as "Sarko the American."
The revelations about the Elysee attacks followed damaging revelations that the US had tapped the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and spied on other allies.
"Spying between friends, that's just not done," Merkel said Thursday at the start of a summit of European Union leaders which has been overshadowed by the issue.
On a lighter note, the leaked document published by Le Monde on Friday underlines that NSA officials were anxious not to cause any further offense to their angry French counterparts.
Along with the technical details, the briefing note contains a phonetic guide to the pronunciation of the names of the French visitors.
They included DGSE technical director Bernard Barbier, who was to be addressed as bear-NAR bur-BYAY, and Patrick Pailloux, or pah-TREEK pie-YOO.
23 oct 2013
Turkish hackers have launched a cyber attack on Israeli websites, as a response to the Israeli threats against Turkish intelligence chief Hakan Fidan, Turkish media sources revealed. Turkish activists have declared an electronic campaign in support of the head of Turkish intelligence after being subjected to an Israeli incitement campaign launched by an Israeli writer who stated
"If anyone deserves to find a special surprise in his car one morning, it’s Fidan, the Turkish spy chief."
As a response, Turkish hackers have pirated Israeli sites and published Fidan's photos and Turkish flag and logos reading “We will launch an electronic war against all states that are labeled as hostile to our country and our religion.”
Israeli sources have admitted that Israel lost $ 55 million during the three first months of 2013 due to cyber attacks launched by supporters of the Palestinian cause around the world.
"If anyone deserves to find a special surprise in his car one morning, it’s Fidan, the Turkish spy chief."
As a response, Turkish hackers have pirated Israeli sites and published Fidan's photos and Turkish flag and logos reading “We will launch an electronic war against all states that are labeled as hostile to our country and our religion.”
Israeli sources have admitted that Israel lost $ 55 million during the three first months of 2013 due to cyber attacks launched by supporters of the Palestinian cause around the world.
21 oct 2013
Facebook glitches reported in Israel, world
During the previous 30-minutes, many Facebook users in Israel and around the world reported issues barring them from 'liking', commenting and posting on the popular social network. Others reported trouble logging in.
Upon encountering the technical issues, users receive the following message from Facebook: "An error occurred. Please try again in a few minutes."
Facebook glitches reported in Israel, world
During the previous 30-minutes, many Facebook users in Israel and around the world reported issues barring them from 'liking', commenting and posting on the popular social network. Others reported trouble logging in.
Upon encountering the technical issues, users receive the following message from Facebook: "An error occurred. Please try again in a few minutes."
14 oct 2013
Facebook is expected to announce the acquisition of the Israeli startup Onavo from Ramat Gan for $150-$200 million. It is expected to be the social network giant's largest Israeli purchase and in its wake the company is likely to open its first development center in Israel.
Onavo was founded in 2009, and developed a cloud-based technology which allows better usage of data on smartphones and tablets. The company was founded by Guy Rosen and Roi Tiger, and employees 30 workers in Ramat Gan and Palo Alto.
Onavo was founded in 2009, and developed a cloud-based technology which allows better usage of data on smartphones and tablets. The company was founded by Guy Rosen and Roi Tiger, and employees 30 workers in Ramat Gan and Palo Alto.
Officers investigating murder of Ramla man make light of his death during WhatsApp chat. Victim's sister: They should be trying to catch the killer
"Had my brother been Jewish, the police officers would not have ridiculed him. But since he was Arab, this is the treatment we received," said the sister of Ramla resident Ala Hindi after Ynet revealed that police detectives exchanged text messages in which they expressed amusement over his murder during a group chat on WhatsApp.
Referring to Hindi's murder, the detectives wrote, among other things, "good riddance" and "Lol. Yitgadal Veyitkadash." Yitgadal Veyitkadash is part of the kadish prayer for the dead.
On Sunday Israel Police announced that the detectives would be prosecuted, and the victim's relatives promised they would not remain silent. "I guess police officers are bored," Ala's sister Lulu said at the family home in Ramla on Sunday.
"Instead of catching my brother's murderers they are playing children's games," she said. "This is a disgrace for the State of Israel and for all the policemen and officers in the force. Those who knew my brother know he did not have a criminal past."
Amal Hindi, the victim's mother, said: "It is difficult for me to process the text message exchange. The officers' duty is to find the killer who is on the loose, not to engage in such nonsense. "When the investigators came to our home they promised to do everything in order to catch the murderer, even if they will have to go to the end of the world to find him. But so far they haven't done anything," she said. "From what we've heard, the killer is in Ramallah. I don’t know what they're waiting for."
"Had my brother been Jewish, the police officers would not have ridiculed him. But since he was Arab, this is the treatment we received," said the sister of Ramla resident Ala Hindi after Ynet revealed that police detectives exchanged text messages in which they expressed amusement over his murder during a group chat on WhatsApp.
Referring to Hindi's murder, the detectives wrote, among other things, "good riddance" and "Lol. Yitgadal Veyitkadash." Yitgadal Veyitkadash is part of the kadish prayer for the dead.
On Sunday Israel Police announced that the detectives would be prosecuted, and the victim's relatives promised they would not remain silent. "I guess police officers are bored," Ala's sister Lulu said at the family home in Ramla on Sunday.
"Instead of catching my brother's murderers they are playing children's games," she said. "This is a disgrace for the State of Israel and for all the policemen and officers in the force. Those who knew my brother know he did not have a criminal past."
Amal Hindi, the victim's mother, said: "It is difficult for me to process the text message exchange. The officers' duty is to find the killer who is on the loose, not to engage in such nonsense. "When the investigators came to our home they promised to do everything in order to catch the murderer, even if they will have to go to the end of the world to find him. But so far they haven't done anything," she said. "From what we've heard, the killer is in Ramallah. I don’t know what they're waiting for."