Several NASA.gov sites (USA) defaced - February 2010

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DATE:
2010-02

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
USA

AFFECTED SITES:
several nasa.gov sites

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Defacement

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Iran

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Sun Army

TYPE OF ATTACK:
Defacement

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Defacement text accuses "traitors to the Islamic Republic of Iran" and quotes a verse from the Quran that says "And in the law of retaliation there is saving of life for you, O' people of understanding, so that you may guard yourselves against evil." (1)

URLS:
1. http://computersecurityarticles.info/security/iranian-sun-army-attacks-nasa-and-jda/

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