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Athens News Agency: News in English, 12-02-22
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[01] 'Anonymous' hackers seize justice ministry website for 2nd time
[01] 'Anonymous' hackers seize justice ministry website for 2nd time
AMNA--Hackers of the international 'Anonymous' group in the early
hours of Wednesday hijacked the Greek justice ministry's website,
for the second time in less than a month, demanding the release of an
18-year-old boy arrested on Monday and withdrawal of charges against two
other high-school pupils, all three of which are accused of belonging
to a group using the pseudonym "Greek Hacking Scene" (GHS) that has
claimed responsibility for the first attack on the ministry's website,
in a message saying it represented the "Anonymous".
Hackers of the international 'Anonymous' group at dawn on February 2
hacked the Greek justice ministry's website, in what law enforcement
authorities called the first major case of 'digital vandalism' in
Greece. Hackers associated with 'Anonymous' pirated the ministry's
website, blocking its operation, and uploaded videotext protesting the
austerity policies in Greece.amna
The 'Anonymous' hackers hijacked the justice ministry website again in
the early hours of Wednesday, uploading a text demanding the release
of the 18-year-old and withdrawal of charges against the other two
teenagers, aged 16 and 17. The text also said that the "GHS kids"
had nothing to do with the hijacking of that website.
"The GHS kids had nothing to do with this site. Free the, you're making
a big mistake, this was done by the Anonymous and not by the GHS kids",
the text said. It then addressed the citizens of Greece, saying that
they have been deprived of every right to dignity with the turnover of
the country to the IMF and the bankers, that democracy in Greece has
died from the moment that a government that has not been elected by
the people took over the governance of the country, and warned that for
every Article of the shameful bill that will be passed, Anonymous will
shut down the system of one Tax Bureau office and delete the debts of
the Greek citizens.amna
Police officials said that there is no doubt that the three suspected
hackers belong to the GHS group and that the group made the previous
attack on the justice ministry site, as well a subsequent attack on
February 12 on several other official websites (including the prime
ministers, the citizens protection ministry and others). They also
expressed belief that Wednesday's attack on the justice ministry site
was made by the same group (GHS), and therefore investigations were
continuing to find the rest of the members of the group, which police
said are being covered by Anonymous.
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