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Israeli Vice Prime Minister’s Social Media Accounts Hacked With Vulgar Pro-Palestinian Message

Nov. 21, 2012 11:45pm Liz Klimas

Editor’s note: Some strong language in screenshots showing the hacked accounts below.

Israeli websites have been the target of the hacker collective Anonymous as it supports the Palestinian’s efforts in the deadly Gaza conflict. One of the lastest hacking victims were the social media accounts of Israel’s Vice Prime Minister by the group ZCompany Hacking Crew.

It is unclear just how affiliated, if at all, this hacking crew is with the loosely connected hactivists of Anonymous, but on Tuesday they infiltrated the Facebook and Twitter accounts of Silvan Shalom.

As of this morning Shalom’s Twitter account remained compromised with curse words and pro-Palestinian/anti-Israeli messages. The hackers used English unlike Shalom who previously posted tweets in Hebrew. The hackers also updated his profile description to read that it “WAS The Official Twitter Page for The Vice Prime Minister of Israel. Now the ZHC Are Here.”

Israel Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shaloms Twitter and Facebook Attacked by ZCompany Hacking Crew

Screenshot of Silvan Shalom’s hacked Twitter account. (Image: Twitter)

Here’s a closer look at some of the tweets posted by the hacking crew. (Image: Twitter)

It appeared that one of Shalom’s Facebook pages has been taken down by administrators, but another one remained posted. Although the latter page appeared to be free from hack attacks, which means it could have been cleaned or was not the originally attacked page. Gawker pulled a screenshot of what was on the attacked Facebook page, as did the Times of Israel (see below).

This image was posted on Shalom’s hacked Facebook page. (Image via Times of Israel)

This was posted on Shalom’s Facebook. (Image via Gawker)

On its YouTube channel, ZCompany Hacking Crew describes itself as such:

“Z” being the last alphabet has been chosen for “ZCompany Hacking Crew (ZHC)” as its an end to injustice, extremism, Racism, Zionism, lies, illegal occupations and all such evils. We Hack/Deface for a reason, our reason for defacing is to raise awareness of the issues in the world with a main focus on Kashmir & Palestine.

The Times of Israel reported Shalom saying to a local news channel Wednesday that his social media aide was unavailable to help restore the hacked accounts as he was called in for reserve duty with the IDF.

According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, this attack comes shortly after personal information of thousands of Israelis were hacked.

The online group Anonymous and other protesters have barraged Israel with more than 60 million hacking attempts, according to the finance minister, Yuval Steinitz.

To counter the threat, Steinitz said, the government is working in “emergency mode.” He claimed all but one of the attacks has been fended off, and that one knocked a website offline for only 10 minutes.

Much of the online onslaught has come in the form of denial-of-service attacks, a technique that works by overloading a website with traffic.

Tel Aviv-based security company Radware said the attacks against Israel first began surging across the web on Thursday, describing some as well coordinated denial-of-service attacks. Although such attacks can effectively knock their targets off the web, they’re usually temporary and rarely do lasting damage.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Comments (29)

Stormy1948
Posted on November 25, 2012 at 7:31pm
I would say that these people (Hamas, Taliban et al) are animals but I wouldn’t want to degrade my animals. However, I am going to give some people a history lesson, just in case they are thinking about peace in the middle east any time soon (or ever) There will never be a peace between the Israelis and the Arabs! Not now, not ever. This war has been going on since Abraham had two sons. The Arabs think they are the chosen people and the Jews do too. The Jews are the chosen people of God. Period. The Arabs in all those countries are pissed about it, and has tried (and almost succeeded in doing it too, with help from Hitler and others) to ki8ll them all. It says in the Word, that Israel is the Apple of His Eye, and if you bless Israel you will be blessed, if you curse Israel you will be cursed. Watch history and today to know who is the cursed ones. If the US isn’t careful we too will be a goat nation. sorry charlie. I’m with the sheep nations

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USA5
Posted on November 25, 2012 at 4:01pm
Anyone thinking…Hilary Clinton might have given Hamas hacking tips as bonus to peace talks?

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i have black immunity
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 3:05pm
I think all western countries should elect governments that kill’s its citizens and drags their corpses thru the street behind motorcyles! That’s the type of “democracy” we need in the west!

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- Ed_North
  Posted on November 23, 2012 at 5:46am
  So can anyone tell me who were the great Palastinian leaders throughout history? Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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tckid17
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 2:41pm
#Islam-a-BAD

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carnivour
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 10:06am
“Z” being the last alphabet has been chosen for “ZCompany Hacking Crew (ZHC)” as its an end to injustice, extremism, Racism, Zionism, lies, illegal occupations and all such evils. We Hack/Deface for a reason, our reason for defacing is to raise awareness of the issues in the world with a main focus on Kashmir & Palestine.

Note: ZHC doesn’t call an end to terrorism.

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- tdunn626
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 11:29am
  Return Gaza to its rightful heirs – the people of Israel which is much more responsible in the art of peaceful living and which is composed of Arabs as well as Jews. Let the hateful Arabs move into another Arab country where they can plot the removal of each other’s heads when they fall short of the demands of their cult – Islam.
  
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- jblaze
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:27pm
  The other day I received a “be my friend invite” on facebook from Glen Beck. The picture was Glenn with an Israeli flag behind him. I saw it and thought (for a second) Glenn Beck asking me to be his friend? That is odd! But what the heck, Ok and then clicked on ACCEPT. Seconds after I did that I went to what I thought was his page and noticed his name was spelled Glen and not Glenn. So I immediately blocked that Glen Beck. Further, in my notification view, I could see hords of others that accepted the bate.
  
  I have been wondering how? whomever it was, got my name and that I am somehow associated with Glenn Beck. Here on the blaze you don’t use your name, so I surmise that someone has hacked into The Blaze data base and got our personal information.
  
  Has anyone else had this happen? I sent emails to Beck, but have heard nothing on it.
  
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AbrahamsSheepdog
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 9:31am
I wonder how many are helpers of O. They are perfect tools for him. Consensus of evil. They prey on people, lie, and hide. May God have mercy.

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barber2
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 8:59am
“Illegal occupations?” I smell an angry Marxist spewing more hate. Such a ” lovely” group of dysfunctionals which is their occupation !

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lynnissmart
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 8:43am
Probably Georgie Porgie!

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Will NV
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 8:06am
These are the same hackers that hacked into the election in Philly and Cleveland and voted for the FRAUD.

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Eastinfection
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 6:54am
Anthony Weiner did it.

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TROLLMONGER
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:28am
Hey Beckbots! Netanyahu is on camera thanking President Obama for the Iron Dome missile defense system. How do you like those apples? As usual I proved you old fogies wrong…..LOL!

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 9:17am
  i don’t recall anyone here denying the fact that US tax payers have funded the Iron Dome system?
  
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betterpart
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:23am
Wouldn’t be surprised AOl Huff Post was behind it. Those losers really love terrorists and support any form of terrorism, foreign or domestic, at the drop of a hat.

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- Jesse_J
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:46am
  Most of the left stream media support terrorists. Read fresh political commentary at: http://smallcraftadvisorychronicles.blogspot.com/
  
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TROLLMONGER
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 5:22am
This site isnt biased or anything against Muslim Palestinians….nahhh!!!

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 9:11am
  Troll Monger weighs in on “bias”… lol.
  
  …next he’ll share his thoughts on “hypocrisy”… “race-baiting” …. and finally, “name-calling”.
  
  Happy Thanksgiving Mr. Monger. Enjoy your Tofurkey.
  
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- tdunn626
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 11:35am
  Yeah! he probably eats quiche with that.
  
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sparkyrules
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 3:08am
‘Anonymous’ are the most cowardly people on the Planet.When a fist meets a face,they’ll lose every time.Running back to Mommy when walking around with a black eye,a swollen face, or their feelings are hurt.Which is often.

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The-Monk
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:21am
Z as in ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

It’s just a sleeper cell.

Nothing to see folks, move along now…..

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nikosan
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 1:13am
“Z” being the last alphabet has been chosen for “ZCompany Hacking Crew (ZHC)” as its an end to injustice, extremism, Racism, Zionism, lies, illegal occupations and all such evils.

So to these douche bags, racism is wrong unless it is racism against Jews and Israel. Then, it is perfectly acceptable and justified. Yeah, that makes sense.

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LoveBringsTruth
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 12:42am
Pretty sad that the US Government is involved in these attacks. Probably in the sub basement of the pentagon.

Its either that or China.

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TSUNAMI_22
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 12:32am
If I was Silvan Shalom I’d be more embarrassed that I even participated in “social media” in the first damn place.

Grow up.

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glennrocks
Posted on November 22, 2012 at 12:30am
Not to change the subject but… I just want to thank Mitt Romney. I think he did an awesome job.

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- Eastinfection
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 7:06am
  I’d like to thank Def Leppard. “Pyromania” rocked.
  
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- tdunn626
  Posted on November 22, 2012 at 11:47am
  and then it contracted syphilis of the fatal variety doing us all a big favor.
  
  BTW, Obama will acknowledge his lies regarding Benghazi and Romney will be vindicated just as McCain was vindicated when Obama showed what an inept leader he is…leading from behind in the military action to remove Moammar Gadhafi which may get him another Nobel Peace Prize but that committee and the UN will not command authority over the vast majority of people in the world.
  
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Nerzhul
Posted on November 21, 2012 at 11:50pm
Hmm, either Iranian Hacker Bigots or the Communist Anon Group that did it i think.

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