A report that an “electronic jihad” will be launched next week against 15 anti-Muslim Web sites by al Qaeda has stirred up the network security community. While some have viewed the warning with skepticism, others are reluctant to put such an idea past the capabilities or desires of the terrorist group. Al Qaeda computer experts will begin on Nov. 11, unleashing attacks on Western, Jewish, Israeli, Muslim apostate and Shiite Web sites, according to a DEBKAfile report. They will begin, the report asserts, by testing their skills on 15 targeted sites.
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Electronic Jihad: Winds of Cyber War or False Alarm?
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 2, 2007 04:00 AMA report that an “electronic jihad” will be launched next week against 15 anti-Muslim Web sites by al Qaeda has stirred up the network security community. While some have viewed the warning with skepticism, others are reluctant to put such an idea past the capabilities or desires of the terrorist group. Al Qaeda computer experts will begin on Nov. 11, unleashing attacks on Western, Jewish, Israeli, Muslim apostate and Shiite Web sites, according to a DEBKAfile report. They will begin, the report asserts, by testing their skills on 15 targeted sites.