US State Department Hacks Al-Qaeda Websites In Yemen

shuttah writes "In the growing Al-Qaeda activity in Yemen, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton revealed today that 'cyber experts' had recently hacked into web sites being used by an Al-Qaeda affiliate, substituting the group's anti-American rhetoric with information about civilians killed in terrorist strikes. Also this week, a statement from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs revealed the presence an Al-Qaeda video calling for 'Electronic Jihad.'"

They did it...

[Anonymous Coward]

They did it for the lulz.

Re:USA contradicts itself every step of the way...

[m1ndcrash]

Oh yeah. The "electronic jihad" email will look somewhat like this: This is electronic jihad! Unfortunately we suck at it, so dear infidel delete all files on your computer yourself. Thanks, 4£-Q43Ð4.

Re:...Huh?

[fustakrakich]

...terrorist websites instead of the websites of Western governments and businesses?

You mean there's a difference?

Electronic Jihad How-To

[eldavojohn]

Also this week, a statement from the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs revealed the presence an Al-Qaeda video calling for 'Electronic Jihad.'

In the video, they recommend fighting this in a traditional manner like suicide bombing. First you tape up with explosives, then sit at a computer, then log into a US website visited by millions of users daily and detonate your vest -- thereby sending all of those heathenish packets of Western information to hell.

Re:...Huh?

[TheCarp]

Meh I don't see much difference between vigilante "justice" and regular "justice"...its all just excuses to use violence against people.

Now, when "jusitce" is used against people who probably did something really bad, like murder, or rape...then I have no problem with it, and even cheer its application.

I don't like it much in the abstract though, I certainly don't cheer it, and do have a problem with it when its used against people who grow plants and sell things to consenting adults with no fraud involved. In fact, then i consider it a crime against humanity, and wish someone would apply some "justice" back to the perpetrators.