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USA: FBI INVESTIGATES HACKER ATTACK ON AL-JAZEERA SITE.(Brief Article)

IPR Strategic Business Information Database, April, 2003

The FBI has initiated an investigation into a hacker attack on the website of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera satellite television (http://english.aljazeera.net), pressetext.Europe reported on 28 March, citing the BBC. Hackers had apparently used a fake entry in the name service to direct traffic from the site to another website. Visitors who tried to log onto the site saw U.S. flags bearing the message "Let Freedom Ring," and visitors to the Arabic website were redirected to a pornographic website. The station has called the incident an attack on the freedom of the press. While the Arabic site has gone up again, the relaunch of the regular English portal will be delayed until April, the BBC reported. CC

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