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Subject: [ISN] Hackers 'aggressively' targeting US Jewish groups
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews ! org>
Date: 2014-02-27 7:11:17
Message-ID: alpine.DEB.2.02.1402270711060.7154 () infosecnews ! org
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BY JTA
Times of Israel
February 27, 2014
WASHINGTON -- US Jewish groups face "a more concerted and aggressive
effort" from Internet hackers, the national community's security arm said
in an alert.
"It is imperative that all IT departments understand how to mitigate the
threat and are up-to-date on the necessary technologies and processes to
use in order to be proactive and prevent these incidents," said an alert
Tuesday from the Secure Community Network, an affiliate of the Jewish
Federations of North America and of the Conference of Presidents of Major
American Jewish Organizations.
"It is apparent that we are currently facing a more concerted and
aggressive effort by those attempting to disrupt and deface organizations'
websites and networks," the alert said.
The alert cited three recent cyber attacks. In one case, an organization's
website was "replaced by a Palestinian flag with the superimposed image of
an apparent jihadist displaying a rifle." The group claiming
responsibility called itself CoIDZ.
[...]
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