Hackers post in forum that attack is a response to “lame” Saudi attack on Israelis, including TA Stock Exchange and El Al websites, add that if Saudi attacks continue, they will hit back harder.
Israeli hackers said they brought down the official websites of Saudi Arabia’s monetary agency and Abu Dhabi’s securities exchange on Tuesday in retaliation for a denial of service attack on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange the previous day. Both official websites did appear to be offline following the announcement by the Israeli hackers. An Israeli hacker told The Jerusalem Post that members of the Israel Defenders internet group were behind the attack.The Israeli hackers said in a message on a forum that their actions came “because lame hackers from Saudi Arabia decided to launch an attack against Israeli sites,” noting the denial of service attacks against TASE and El Al, as well as three Israeli banks on Monday. (cufi.org)
