Topic: Hactivism

In recent years, according to the Department of Justice’s National

Infrastructure Protection Center, there has been a rise in what has been

dubbed “hacktivism.” Hacktivists launch politically motivated attacks

on public web pages or e-mail servers. The hacking groups and

individuals, or Hacktivists, overload e-mail servers by sending massive

amounts of e-mail to one address and hack into web sites to send a

political message.25 In 1999, for example, the homepages for the White

House, the U.S. Department of the Interior, White Pride, the United

States Senate, Greenpeace, and the Klu Klux Klan were attacked by

political activists protesting the site’s politics.26 One such group is called

the “Electronic Disturbance Theater,” which promotes civil disobedience

on-line to raise awareness for its political agenda regarding the Zapatista

movement in Mexico and other issues.Also, during the 1999 NATO

conflict in Yugoslavia, hackers attacked web sites in NATO countries,

including the United States, using virus-infected e-mail and other

hacking techniques.On February 7, 2000, the official web site of the

Austrian Freedom Party was hacked to protest the inclusion of Jörg

Haider and his party into a coalition Austrian government.Topic: Hactivism

In recent years, according to the Department of Justice’s National

Infrastructure Protection Center, there has been a rise in what has been

dubbed “hacktivism.” Hacktivists launch politically motivated attacks

on public web pages or e-mail servers. The hacking groups and

individuals, or Hacktivists, overload e-mail servers by sending massive

amounts of e-mail to one address and hack into web sites to send a

political message.25 In 1999, for example, the homepages for the White

House, the U.S. Department of the Interior, White Pride, the United

States Senate, Greenpeace, and the Klu Klux Klan were attacked by

political activists protesting the site’s politics.26 One such group is called

the “Electronic Disturbance Theater,” which promotes civil disobedience

on-line to raise awareness for its political agenda regarding the Zapatista

movement in Mexico and other issues.Also, during the 1999 NATO

conflict in Yugoslavia, hackers attacked web sites in NATO countries,

including the United States, using virus-infected e-mail and other

hacking techniques.On February 7, 2000, the official web site of the

Austrian Freedom Party was hacked to protest the inclusion of Jörg

Haider and his party into a coalition Austrian government.