Minimum 8 Armenian Web site recently fell victim to hacker attacksAugust 17, 2009 - 19:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A new wave of hacker attacks was recently launched against Armenian Web sites. While trying to open some of them, users encounter messages by "Iraqi hackers" - such is the nickname of the trespassers who left their contacts and a warning.Hackers have this time targeted the Web sites of RA Agriculture and Urban Development Ministries. Earlier, they had attacked the sites of RA Football Federation, Diaspora Ministry and BTA Bank. Some of the damaged sites were restored to normal operation. Attacked by hackers Saturday, Iran's Armenian Diaspora Web site (www. iranahayer.com) contains a statement saying that hackers did not manage to completely damage the Web page and deleted only recent news and comments. Site administration reports it will post the news again but will not manage to restore deleted comments. Earlier, www.mineconomy.am Web site was reported to be inaccessible because of some technical problems which were shortly after eliminated by specialists. Later, it became known that hackers had managed to damage the site's post service, thus gaining access to ministry staff's mail correspondence. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |