Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Anonymous, Syrian Electronic Army hack Turkish govt networks, leak dozens of emails incl PM's

Published time: June 05, 2013 09:50
Edited time: June 05, 2013 11:42
AFP Photo / Thomas Samson
AFP Photo / Thomas Samson
Turkish government networks were hacked on Wednesday, compromising the private information of staffers in PM Tayyip Erdogan's office, a source in PM's office confirmed to Reuters. The attack was in support of the ongoing anti-government protests.
Staff email accounts were reportedly accessed after a phishing attack, and those affected were cut off from the network, a source said.
Anonymous hacked the Prime Minister’s official website (basbakanlik.gov.tr) and gained access to staff email addresses, passwords and phone numbers, the group said in a press release.

A screenshot from basbakanlik.gov.tr
A screenshot from basbakanlik.gov.tr

The group also stressed it will not share most of the hacked data because it “respects people's privacy” and “does not believe in the full use of power against the weak.”

 http://rt.com/news/anonymous-turkey-emails-government-252/