Islamist Hackers Deface Israeli Bank Site
Contrary to previous reports, the computer hackers who commandeered the Bank of Israel Web site early Friday and filled it with virtual anti-Israel graffiti in Arabic, are nationals of various Arab countries and not solely Algerian.
The hackers belong to a group called MaXi32, which is considered one of the world’s leading groups of computer hackers.
“The hackers who attacked the Bank of Israel site were motivated by ideology,” said Moran Zavdi, the chairman of Israeli internet security company Securevision, who is in contact with the hackers.
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Zavdi said that the hackers are motivated by their zealous Islamism and believe that anyone who does not believe in the Prophet Mohammed is a valid target.
Zavdi also believes that one of the hackers is able to read Hebrew and follows the Israeli media reports on the cyber-attack.