A pro-Israeli Website called "Help Israel Win" is distributing a distributed
denial-of-service (DDOS) tool to computer recruits to help hack pro-Hamas
Websites in a cyberwarfare-style botnet.
The so-called "Patriot" DDOS tool -- like traditional botware -- includes
remote updates and can be uninstalled after the conflict is over, according to
a published
report.
"We created a project that unites the computer capabilities of many people
around the world. Our goal is to use this power in order to disrupt our enemy's
efforts to destroy the state of Israel. The more support we get, the efficient
we are!" says a post on the Help Israel Win site. The site says its organizers
are students.
Since the Gaza conflict began, Israelis reportedly have been using blogs,
Twitter, and YouTube posts to help promote their cause. Meanwhile, anti-Israeli
activists have defaced
hundreds of Israeli Websites during the past weeks. The cyberwarfare began
not long after Israel's bombing of Gaza