WHID 2011-34: Al Jazeera site 'hacked by opponents of pro-democracy movement' in Egypt Entry Title: WHID 2011-34: Al Jazeera site 'hacked by opponents of pro-democracy movement' in Egypt WHID ID: 2011-34 Date Occurred: February 4, 2011 Attack Method: Unknown Application Weakness: Improper Output Handling Outcome: Defacement Attacked Entity Field: Media Attacked Entity Geography: Dubai, Dubai Incident Description: Al Jazeera's Arabic news website was hacked into today following its coverage of anti-government protests in Egypt, according to the Qatar-based broadcaster. In a release, Al Jazeera claimed that for two hours this morning ­ from 6.30am to 8.30am Doha time ­ a banner advertisement was replaced with a slogan saying 'Together for the collapse of Egypt', which linked to a page criticising the broadcaster. Mass Attack: No Reference: http://www.journalism.co.uk/news/al-jazeera-site-hacked-by-opponents-of-pro- democracy-movement-in-egypt/s2/a542649/ Attack Source Geography: