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Comments on: Hacktivists attack UN.org

Accuracy... 

Posted Monday 13th August 2007 13:17 GMT

The Beeb (who admittedly posted it first) can't seem to get their facts straight: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6943385.stm

While they quote the defaced text specifically they still seem to think the message is "accusing the US and Israel of killing children"... So reassuring to know the BBC check their facts so thoroughly... even more reassuring to know that I don't fund towards this crap by buying a TV license!

SQL injection? 

Posted Monday 13th August 2007 14:46 GMT

That's one of the first things I demonstrate! It's incredibly easy and the skiddie tools make it even easier. If you've got the cash and can set up a convincing "company", you can buy some really good ones from **********.

If they haven't patched that one, there are tons of others that are still open. Some people think that just because their server is branded as "secure" that they don't have to worry about the underlying applications. Fools, suckers, sheep, 0wn3d. All apply.

Busy little bees 

Posted Monday 13th August 2007 15:01 GMT

Our Turkish friends have been busy little bees - they can't really be called activists though. Just tards who have discovered a new toy.

Accuracy indeed 

Posted Monday 20th August 2007 16:25 GMT

"Hey Ysrail and Usa dont kill children and other people Peace for ever No war."

Now, to me, that looks a lot like "accusing the US and Israel of killing children" Sure, a truly tedious pedant could argue that one is a warning about future behaviour and the other is a comment on the present behaviour of the Israelis and Yanks...

but it would only be an acceptable critique of this communique if it was done - in grammatically perfect Turkish - by a Brit. Mr Pearce, over to you...