Operation Ababil
Operation Ababil was a series of
Details
The cyber attacks, or more specifically
Name of the group and operation
The group’s moniker, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, was a Muslim preacher who lead in the fight against British, French and Jewish nationalist organizations in the Levant in the 1920s and 1930s.
Disputed origins of attacks
On September 21, 2012, the
The controversial hacktivist,
Phase two
On December 10, 2012, the Qassam Cyber Fighters announced
Phase three
On February 12, 2013, the Qassam Cyber Fighters issued a warning[13] that the other copies of the movie referenced in their January 29 posting should be removed. They followed this with a "serious warning"[14] and then an "ultimatum"[15] after the additional copies of the video were not removed. On March 5, 2013, they announced[16] the beginning of Phase 3 of Operation Ababil on their Pastebin page. This was followed by several of the financial institutions on their target list reporting website disruptions.[17]
See also
- Cyberwarfare in the United States
- Prolexic
- Alexander Heid
- Chase Bank
- DDOS
References
- ^ "Bank of America and New York Stock Exchange under attack". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Chase, NYSE Websites Targeted in Cyber Attacks". Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "The 6th Week, Operation Ababil". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen (21 September 2012). "Iran blamed for cyberattacks on U.S. banks and companies". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ^ "Deconstructing the Al-Qassam Cyber Fighters Assault on US Banks". 2 January 2013. Analysis Intelligence. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Danchev, Dancho. "Dissecting 'Operation Ababil' - an OSINT Analysis". September 28, 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ Gonsalves, Antone. "Bank attackers more sophisticated than typical hacktivists, expert says". September 28, 2012. CSO. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
- ^ "The Jester: Anonymous Hackers Helped Izz ad-Din al-Qassam DDOS US Banks". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Phase 2 Operation Ababil". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Group halts bank cyberattacks". Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ Shachtman, Noah (27 November 2012). "Bank Hackers Deny They're Agents of Iran". Wired. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "Operation Ababil Suspended due to removal of insulting movie". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Warning, Operation Ababil". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Serious Warning, Operation Ababil". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Operation Ababil, AlQASSAM ULTIMATUM". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Phase 3, Operation Ababil". Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Bank Attackers Restart Operation Ababil DDoS Disruptions". Retrieved 17 March 2013.