Gaza hackers prepare for next assault on Israel
A group of Palestinian hackers in Gaza talk to Al-Monitor about their cyberwar against Israel.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Hacking Israeli websites from the Gaza Strip is a raging front in a war where soldiers are trained in the art of hacking individually and collectively. They are preparing to fight the next battle globally, united in a virtual world with other hackers around the world to deliver a message that the siege on Gaza must end.
The electronic conflict between Palestinian hackers and Israel is growing, after the success of the largest unified hacking operation against Israel launched on April 7, 2013. The goal of the attack, dubbed OpIsrael, was that of “wiping Israel off the Internet.”
This Al-Monitor correspondent met with a hacker group focused on penetrating Israeli websites and responsible for some of OpIsrael's breakthroughs. The hackers hid their faces behind Palestinian scarves instead of the mask of the well-known Anonymous hacking group, because the mask is unavailable in the markets of besieged Gaza City.
Spider Seeker, Site Killer, Dark Coder, the Shadow of the Ghost and the leader of the group, Prince, are pseudonyms for the five members of the group Pal Anonymous, who range in age from 20 to 30 years. They called themselves “resistance hackers.”
