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WHID 2011-33: Anonymous Hackers Attack Yemeni Government

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WHID 2011-33: Anonymous Hackers Attack Yemeni Government

Entry Title: WHID 2011-33: Anonymous Hackers Attack Yemeni Government
WHID ID: 2011-33
Date Occurred: February 2, 2011
Attack Method: Denial of Service
Application Weakness: Insufficient Anti-automation
Outcome: Downtime
Attacked Entity Field: Government
Attacked Entity Geography: Yemin
Incident Description: Anonymous took down Egyptian government websites today
to protest the country's Internet censorship. Old news. Now they've moved on
to Yemen, where an Egypt-style "day of rage" is scheduled for tomorrow.
Hackers have already taken down the Ministry of Information.
Mass Attack: No
Reference:
http://gawker.com/5750513/anonymous-hackers-already-taking-down-yemeni-websi
tes
Attack Source Geography:

WHID 2011-33: Anonymous Hackers Attack Yemeni Government Entry Title: WHID 2011-33: Anonymous Hackers Attack Yemeni Government WHID ID: 2011-33 Date Occurred: February 2, 2011 Attack Method: Denial of Service Application Weakness: Insufficient Anti-automation Outcome: Downtime Attacked Entity Field: Government Attacked Entity Geography: Yemin Incident Description: Anonymous took down Egyptian government websites today to protest the country's Internet censorship. Old news. Now they've moved on to Yemen, where an Egypt-style "day of rage" is scheduled for tomorrow. Hackers have already taken down the Ministry of Information. Mass Attack: No Reference: http://gawker.com/5750513/anonymous-hackers-already-taking-down-yemeni-websi tes Attack Source Geography: