Was the Twitter hack last night a part of a broader attack by the Iranian government?
Late last night the popular micro-messaging service Twitter was attacked and had its website defaced by a group calling itself the Iranian Cyber Army. The Twitter homepage and the main application service page were replaced with a bold pro-Iranian and anti-American message. The message was loud, and very clear ¿ the attack was in response to what Iran saw as internal meddling by the west during the recent presidential elections and associated demonstrations in Tehran. During the post-election turmoil Twitter was used by anti-government protestors to co-ordinate demonstrations and comunicate with the outside world. The Iranian government attempted to crack down on the communications networks with Internet filtering and cell jamming, but these efforts were mostly in vain. As a service from the USA, the use of Twitter by the protestors had a greater symbolic impact on the Iranian government, who viewed it as a tool being provided by one enemy to assist another internal enemy. The US State
Late last night the popular micro-messaging service Twitter was attacked and had its website defaced by a group calling itself the Iranian Cyber Army. The Twitter homepage and the main application service page were replaced with a bold pro-Iranian and anti-American message. The message was loud, and very clear ¿ the attack was in response to what Iran saw as internal meddling by the west during the recent presidential elections and associated demonstrations in Tehran. During the post-election turmoil Twitter was used by anti-government protesters to co-ordinate demonstrations and communicate with the outside world. The Iranian government attempted to crack down on the communications networks with Internet filtering and cell jamming, but these efforts were mostly in vain. As a service from the USA, the use of Twitter by the protesters had a greater symbolic impact on the Iranian government, who viewed it as a tool being provided by one enemy to assist another internal enemy. The US Stat
During the post-election turmoil Twitter was used by anti-government protestors to co-ordinate demonstrations and comunicate with the outside world. The Iranian government attempted to crack down on the communications networks with Internet filtering and cell jamming, but these efforts were mostly in vain. As a service from the USA, the use of Twitter by the protestors had a greater symbolic impact on the Iranian government, who viewed it as a tool being provided by one enemy to assist another internal enemy. The US State Department intervened to assure that Twitter was available and accessible, which likely further infuriated the government in Tehran. The attack last night on Twitter was clear retribution for the role that the service played during the demonstrations, and the role that it continues to play today. Sources: http://www.techcrunch.
