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Sunday, August 8, 2010

Th3J35t3r's Islamic extremist DoS attacks during July 2010


DATE:
2010-07

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Multiple, mostly Middle East and USA

AFFECTED SITES:
annabaa.org, almoslim.net, alghurabaa.org, way2allah.com, alfaloja.net, fatwa1.com, islamicemirate.com, tawheedmedia.com, muslimdefenseforce.islamicink.com, rjfront.info, falojaa.net, islamicawakening.com, alemarah-iea.com/english, sawtaljihad.org, h-alali.net, islamicboard.com, einladungzumparadies.de

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Depending on attack, down for 30 minutes or Apache server defaulted (displays "Hey, it worked!" Apache install page [not the website's contents])

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
The Jester (th3j35t3r), a former soldier waging a campaign against militant Islamic websites. His goal is to make communication channels used for jihadi ops unreliable, not necessarily to take them out altogether.

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DoS, hack

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
XerXeS DoS as well as a "new technique" that defaults the server to display the "Hey, it worked!" Apache install page.

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
"www.annabaa.org TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the online radicalization of young muslims in US and Europe." (1)
"www.almoslim.net TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (2)
"www.alghurabaa.org TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For facilitating jihadi recruitment of young muslims & spreading propaganda." (3)
"www.way2allah.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For online incitement to cause young muslims to carry out acts of violent jihad." (4)
"www.alfaloja.net TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the online radicalization of young muslims in US and Europe." (5)
"www.fatwa1.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (6)
"www.islamicemirate.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For facilitating jihadi recruitment of young muslims & spreading propaganda." (7)
"www.tawheedmedia.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For online incitement to cause young muslims to carry out acts of violent jihad." (8)
"www.muslimdefenseforce.islamicink.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (9)
"www.muslimdefenseforce.islamicink.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For online incitement to cause young muslims to carry out acts of violent jihad." (10)
"www.rjfront.info TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For facilitating jihadi recruitment of young muslims & spreading propaganda." (11)
"www.falojaa.net TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (12)
"www.islamicawakening.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (13)
"www.falojaa.net TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For facilitating jihadi recruitment of young muslims & spreading propaganda." (14)
"www.alemarah-iea.com/english -DOWN 30 MINS -lesser known backup of Taliban Main (now defunct) Site. Getting Personal? Admin = Adil Watanmal" (15)
"www.sawtaljihad.org - TANGO DOWN indefinitley. For online incitement to cause young muslims to carry out acts of violent jihad." (16)
"www.h-alali.net TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For facilitating jihadi recruitment of young muslims & spreading propaganda." (17)
"www.islamicboard.com TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For the continued distribution of jihadist instructional materials & propaganda." (18)
"www.einladungzumparadies.de TANGO DOWN 30 mins. For online incitement to cause young muslims to carry out acts of violent jihad." (19)

URLS:
1. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18936284340
2. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18933773664
3. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18781973237
4. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18713452239
5. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18710829991
6. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18708341592
7. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18547410960
8. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18540189894
9. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18524610749
10. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18523737043
11. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18472850724
12. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18461459866
13. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18458727660
14. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18357305944
15. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18296704508
16. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18150401065
17. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/18055309513
18. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/17673225657
19. http://twitter.com/th3j35t3r/status/17611176590


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