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Thread ID: 23273 2002-08-11 23:51:00 AL-Qaida Website Hacked!! Jams (1051) Press F1
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70295 2002-08-11 23:51:00 Hey Guys check this out!!!

Al-Qaida Website: "Hacked, tracked and now owned by the USA"

John Messner, an Internet hacker famous for domain hijacking, managed to hack the website of terrorist organization Al-Qaida. All he needed were tools like Snapback (for domain registration), who is and traceroute, as well as an online translator.

Messner new Al-Qaida was operating as "Al Neda" in a server in Kuala Lumpur. Before Al-Qaida could change its registration to a server in India, Messner used Snapback to transfer ownership of the site to himself.
He put a copy of Al-Qaida's site on the server, so terrorists didn't notice the move for 5 days. During this time, he traced all Al-Qaida-related terrorist websites. Messner then replaced the site's content with a US Great Seal. More on the source

Source: www.wired.com
Jams (1051)
70296 2002-08-12 00:36:00 I was going to make a comment, but don't think I will bother Baldy (26)
70297 2002-08-12 00:43:00 well u bothered to make a reply?? Jams (1051)
70298 2002-08-12 00:53:00 I think this quote sums things up:

"Of the patriotic Messner, Boettcher writes, "His Porsche and its 'WIVES' vanity plates memorializing his success in adult entertainment are, he believes, a testament that he and his family are living the American Dream . "

Well, if the American Dream involves pimping your wife on the Web, then I reckon he's right about that . "
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