Turkish hackers hijacked several major websites and redirected visitors to a page that claimed it was “World Hackers’ Day.”
Vodafone and The Daily Telegraph were among the companies targeted in the attack, claimed by a group that called itself TurkGuvenligi, which translates as ‘Turkish Security’.
The group had not infiltrated the websites but the DNS servers, or online ‘phone books’, operated by NetNames, which are used to direct computers to the correct web page.
Visitors to affected websites on Sunday were directed to a page that declared: ‘Hacking is not a crime.’
On its Twitter feed, the group, which has claimed several attacks since 2008, said it carried out the attack ‘just for fun’.
Graham Cluley, of security firm Sophos, said: ‘I think these guys are basically showing off that this was possible and highlighting that whoever controlled the entries for these websites was not keeping them properly secured.’
Turkish hackers hijacked several major websites and redirected visitors to a page that claimed it was “World Hackers’ Day.”
Vodafone and The Daily Telegraph were among the companies targeted in the attack, claimed by a group that called itself TurkGuvenligi, which translates as ‘Turkish Security’.
The group had not infiltrated the websites but the DNS servers, or online ‘phone books’, operated by NetNames, which are used to direct computers to the correct web page.
Visitors to affected websites on Sunday were directed to a page that declared: ‘Hacking is not a crime.’
On its Twitter feed, the group, which has claimed several attacks since 2008, said it carried out the attack ‘just for fun’.
Graham Cluley, of security firm Sophos, said: ‘I think these guys are basically showing off that this was possible and highlighting that whoever controlled the entries for these websites was not keeping them properly secured.’
Aziz Maakaroun, of web security experts Outpost24 UK, added: ‘Had they chosen to link to a site that serves up malware, the ramifications could have been enormous for innocent internet users.’
Source: Metro.co.uk