Why Would a Palestinian Group Hack WhatsApp Website?
WhatsApp, the popular free messaging app, was hacked and defaced briefly — but don’t worry, it was only the website.
By Sadho Ram — 09 Oct 2013, 11:13 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
Whatsapp, Avira and AVG websites hacked and defaced with pro-Palestinian message
Whatsapp and AVG Antivirus Firm Websites defaced by Palestinian Hackers : The Hacker News
Hacker group with twitter handle @KdmsTeam hacked and defaced Whatsapp, Avira, AVG with pro-Palestine message - Hackers News Bulletin
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Hacker group with twitter handle @KdmsTeam hacked and defaced Whatsapp, Avira, AVG with pro-Palestine message - Hackers News Bulletin
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Cross-platform messaging application WhatsApp’s website was hacked and defaced earlier this afternoon
At about 3 PM IST Tuesday afternoon, WhatsApp’s home page was hacked into by miscreants. The website’s title read, “You Got Pwned” and showed a page with pro-Palestine messages.
in.comA group, which calls itself the KDMS Team of Plaestinian [sic] Hackers” took over the company’s domain whatsapp.com posting pro-Palestine messages and threats toward anonymity
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One message said, “There is no full security, we can catch you!” with an image of one of the hacktivist group Anonymous’ insignia — the headless, suited man — with the words “Anonymous Palestine” written around it.
in.comKDMS was able to take over the site by changing the IP address associated with the domain
But it doesn’t seem like we’ll be hearing from the KDMS Team again in the near future. The very last message left on WhatsApp’s website reads: “Hacked by KDMS Team. Now we will quit hacking.”
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The hackers reportedly changed the IP address on record for the domain today, redirecting any visitors to their new page. This likely means the WhatsApp website itself wasn’t harmed.
cnet.comThis is what a WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement:
"Our Web site was hijacked for a small period of time, during which attackers redirected our Web site to another IP address," the company said in a statement.
cnet.com"We can confirm that no user data was lost or compromised. We are committed to user security and are working with our domain hosting vendor Network Solutions on further investigation of this incident."
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