“IRANIAN fanatics launched a hack attack on Twitter in REVENGE for the website’s role in anti-government protests, experts warned last night. The trendy micro-blogging site – used by dozens of celebs – was broken into by a group calling itself the “Iranian cyber army”. Twitter users trying to log on were directed instead to a page of political slogans. They were unable to post their messages, or Tweets, for hours. In June Twitter was used to mobilise protests in Tehran after Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner in disputed elections. And experts believe the Iranian government was behind yesterday’s attack on the site.”
Tory MP Patrick Mercer, chairman of Parliament’s counterterrorism sub-committee, said: “Iran is one of the most predatory governments in terms of using the internet and e-attacks. “It seems this was a revenge attack for Twitter’s role in unsettling the country’s elections.” Read more at The Sun
Dec
20
