http://www.thezimbabwean.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32580:cyber-war-against-cfu&catid=31:weekday-top-stories&Itemid=30 By Correspondent The Zimbabwean 14 July 2010 HARARE -- A new "cyber war" has been declared against Zimbabwe's beleaguered white farmers after hackers attacked and disabled the Commercial Farmers Union (CFU) website this week. A hacker, calling himself Shadow D3v1L, swooped on the CFU on Monday, shutting down the website which had become a useful communication tool between the union and its members. "The attack took place on Monday after the hackers managed to get through the union's computer security system," a CFU official told The Zimbabwean. The attack disabled the website, inserting words such as "Sas-Terrorist", "Jerusalem Hacker" and "Crack-Man" on the home page. The CFU website had become an important tool through which the union communicates vital information to its members, the majority of whom are fighting President Robert Mugabe's government in court over his controversial land reform programme. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.comReceived on Thu Jul 15 2010 - 01:07:29 PDT
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