[nsp-sec] Heads up: "Fitna" & defacements (& bears, oh my!)

[Dave Woutersen (GOVCERT.NL)]

Headsup,

The movie is _now_ online hosted @ http://www.liveleak.com/

_if_ you get any indication/signs of possible DDoS and or defacement 
intentions towards .nl please let us know!

Thanks in advance!
Dave

Scott A. McIntyre wrote:
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> Hi teams,
>
> This is just a brief heads-up for awareness purposes.
>
> Some of you may already know and be tracking this issue, but a Dutch  
> politician is releasing a controversial film about the Koran in the  
> next couple of weeks.  The film is called "Fitna" and you can find  
> more context and background at:
>
> <http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=wilders+fitna&btnG=Search 
> +News>
>
> And the film is likely to appear at:
>
> <http://www.fitnathemovie.com/>
>
> So a special heads up to:
>
> AS      | IP               | AS Name
> 6245    | 205.178.145.65   | NETWORK-SOLUTIONS
>
> I bring this to NSP-Security as we're seeing a definite rise in  
> defaced/compromised websites from Turkish hacker groups.  The  
> defacements are *NOT* in any way "radical" (yet) and I can't stress  
> strongly enough that it would be most unfortunate for people to  
> interpret this as a Chicken-Little event (the sky is NOT falling, the  
> sky is NOT falling).
>
> Indeed, the defacement messages are quite reasonable...referring to  
> respect and belief in other religions, tolerance, and discouraging  
> giving Wilders an audience to spread his message of hate.
>
> The film has not yet been released, and the content is known only to a  
> very select number of people, but here in The Netherlands people are  
> preparing for potential headaches as it nears and reaches its release  
> date.
>
> Keep an eye out for defacements, potential packeting, the usual sorts  
> of stuff.  If anything in particular happens which warrants NSP-Sec  
> awareness, myself (and likely others) will post at the time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott A. McIntyre
> XS4ALL Internet / KPN-CERT / etc etc
>
>
>
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