P4k-M4d-HuNt3RS defaced the site with a pro-Palestine message

Nov 11, 2013 08:40 GMT  ·  By

The official Israeli fansite of Linkin Park (linkinpark.co.il), the famous American rock band, has been hacked and defaced by Pakistani hackers of the group called P4k-M4d-HuNt3RS.

On Saturday, the hacktivists defaced the Linkin Park website’s main page with a pro-Palestine message that read: “We are outraged at the Palestine present condition and the Illegal occupation of Palestanaian Land By the zionist Israelis. This attack is in response to the Injustice against the Palestinian people.”

P4k-M4d-HuNt3RS are displeased with the fact that international aid workers are banned from providing assistance to the people of Palestine. They’re also unhappy that the media are restricted from bringing “facts to the world.”

At the time of writing, the website has been restored, but a mirror of the defacement can be found on the hackers’ zone-h.org account.

According to the global Linkin Park fansite, the Israeli website hasn’t been updated since 2012. However, its administrators have cleaned up the site fairly quickly.