Comments on: Are Political Blogs More Likely to Get Hacked? http://blogsecurity.net/reflections/are-political-blogs-more-likely-to-get-hacked Always something worth reading... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:09:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= hourly 1 By: Patricia http://blogsecurity.net/reflections/are-political-blogs-more-likely-to-get-hacked/comment-page-1#comment-15987 Patricia Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:57:51 +0000 http://blogsecurity.net/?p=343#comment-15987 Almost all of my sites got hacked about a year ago, shortly after the release of an anti-Koran movie by an extreme right-wing politician from my country. It triggered loads of website attacks by islamic hackers. One of them is on record at YouTube stating it to be his personal mission to hack at least 5000 Dutch websites per day to get revenge for this movie release. Still politics increasing the risk. But it also shows that you don't need to have a political blog to fall prey. Just living in a country that's on islamic records for 'bad behavior' seems to do the trick... Almost all of my sites got hacked about a year ago, shortly after the release of an anti-Koran movie by an extreme right-wing politician from my country.

It triggered loads of website attacks by islamic hackers. One of them is on record at YouTube stating it to be his personal mission to hack at least 5000 Dutch websites per day to get revenge for this movie release.

Still politics increasing the risk. But it also shows that you don’t need to have a political blog to fall prey. Just living in a country that’s on islamic records for ‘bad behavior’ seems to do the trick…

]]> By: SEO Egghead http://blogsecurity.net/reflections/are-political-blogs-more-likely-to-get-hacked/comment-page-1#comment-15971 SEO Egghead Thu, 29 Jan 2009 15:22:32 +0000 http://blogsecurity.net/?p=343#comment-15971 Case in point for that one would be Israel being targeted constantly. Larger firms, such as BurgerKing, etc. http://belsec.skynetblogs.be/post/6598547/burgerking-israel-hacked So usually it's random, but being Israeli *seems* to motivate, for example. Case in point for that one would be Israel being targeted constantly. Larger firms, such as BurgerKing, etc.

http://belsec.skynetblogs.be/post/6598547/burgerking-israel-hacked

So usually it’s random, but being Israeli *seems* to motivate, for example.

]]> By: DK http://blogsecurity.net/reflections/are-political-blogs-more-likely-to-get-hacked/comment-page-1#comment-15957 DK Wed, 28 Jan 2009 12:49:05 +0000 http://blogsecurity.net/?p=343#comment-15957 Shirley, I absolutely agree with you. I think political/religious innuendo are some of the more powerful human motivators and could keep a web attacker trying to gain access for months and possibly years. Shirley, I absolutely agree with you. I think political/religious innuendo are some of the more powerful human motivators and could keep a web attacker trying to gain access for months and possibly years.

]]> By: Shirley http://blogsecurity.net/reflections/are-political-blogs-more-likely-to-get-hacked/comment-page-1#comment-15955 Shirley Wed, 28 Jan 2009 05:39:49 +0000 http://blogsecurity.net/?p=343#comment-15955 Yes, I think that political websites ARE more likely to be hacked because the incident can be observed by the people you want to see it AND it has potential to go viral... Yes, I think that political websites ARE more likely to be hacked because the incident can be observed by the people you want to see it AND it has potential to go viral…

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