Written by Self styled activists and notorious online hacking group, Anonymous has once again targeted the Greek governnment websites. It is the third time since February this year that websites of Greek government have been hacked. As per the reports given by the police to Reuters, Anonymous is the prime suspect behind the attack on the government websites of Greece. The message left by the hackers on the hacked Finance Ministry website was as follows: “To them, you are just economic indicators, deficits and balance sheets – but there are no indicators for misery,”.
Damage Control After Online Hacking Attack
Online Hacking News: Anonymous Targets Greek Government Sites
The General Accounting Office has been assessing and gauging the extent to which the security of the site was breached. The reports confirm that damage caused to the site is minor. In addition to the hacking of government sites, the hacking of websites of three universities was also reported. This incident is however, an indicator of growing unrest amongst the people of Greece with respect to the nation’s economic policies.
Online Hacking Déjà vu
Earlier this year, i.e. at the end of February, a website that belonged to the Justice Ministry of Greece was hacked. In that particular event of hacking, the hackers had threatened to erase from the website, the debts faced by the people of Greece. These recent incidents of hacking have a backdrop of tax evasion, a commonly observed practice in Greece. The government had taken strict measures for fighting the menace of tax evasion. Obtaining information about the spending patterns of people by tapping into their credit card and bank transactions was one of the measures taken by the government. Steps like these could possibly have triggered a series of acts of hacking. Recently the government also announced spending cuts that are in line with the EU/IMF bailout program. These spending cuts have drawn the ire of the public.
There are few who believe that tax evasion is observed mainly due to the flawed system of tax collection. Drawing attention to the woes of the Greek people is speculated as the motive behind the hacking of goverment sites. The above mentioned incidents indicate that the Anonymous group has once again became active in the online hacking world.
