French TV Network hacked by Daesh supporters, France declares it an act of terrorism
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[quote]A French global TV network is back on air after hackers claiming allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant simultaneously blacked out 11 channels and took over its website and social media accounts.
French prosecutors opened an investigation into the attack that began late on Wednesday and blocked TV5 Monde from functioning for part of the day on Thursday. Operations were fully re-established by Thursday evening.
Bernard Cazaneuve, France's interior minister, told a news conference that "numerous elements converge to suggest the cause of this attack is, indeed, a terrorist act".
France is "absolutely determined to catch those who want to strike at its heart," the minister said.
Laurent Fabius, the French foreign minister, said the investigation would "get ahead of what the terrorists may have in their sick mind".
In what appeared to be the most ambitious media attack so far by the group, the hackers briefly cut transmission of 11 channels belonging to TV5 Monde and took over its websites and social media accounts.
The channel's director, Yves Bigot, said the attack continued into Thursday, however the station was able to broadcast a 6pm live show.
"We are no longer dark," the station said.
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[QUOTE]sneaky American kuffar in a footless war[/QUOTE]
Why did they send an English message if they were attacking France?
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What's Kuffar?
Sounds like a food or something.
[QUOTE=LTJGPliskin;47493773]Why did they send an English message if they were attacking France?[/QUOTE]
"The international language of business" as they say, probably trying to maximize the amount of people who got the message directly. I'd be willing to bet they wanted to get attention from people outside of France.
[QUOTE=asteroidrules;47493836]"The international language of business" as they say, probably trying to maximize the amount of people who got the message directly. I'd be willing to bet they wanted to get attention from people outside of France.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, makes sense. Pretty sure a lot of French people know English, too.
Also, "Cyber Caliphate" sounds absolutely hilarious.
