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Palestinians: Hackers hit Internet services

Unknown hackers access Paltel Palestinian internet provider, disable services. Official alleges that attack was 'organized by foreign state', connected to UNESCO bid

Hackers disrupted Palestinian Internet services in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the Palestinian telecoms minister said, alleging that a foreign government was behind the interference.

 

"All Palestinian IP addresses have been exposed to a focused, organized attack from abroad," Mashour Abu Daqqa told Reuters. "I think this is organized by a state. This is my prediction," he said.

 

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Abu Daqqa said technicians from telecoms firm Paltel, an Internet services provider, were working to resolve the problem which also prevented users from viewing foreign websites. They had identified fake servers behind the disruption, he added.

 

"It's between slow and stopped altogether," said Ghassan Khatib, spokesman for the Palestinian Administration in Ramallah.

 

In separate remarks to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Abu Daqqa said the attack was linked to the Palestinians' admission to the United Nations' cultural agency UNESCO on Monday - a diplomatic success for the Palestinians and a move opposed by Israel.

 

 

 


פרסום ראשון: 11.02.11, 11:44
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