14 DAY TRIAL // Members of famous hacktivist group RedHack have announced their latest success – the hijacking of the email account of Izzet Artunç, the head of Mechanical and Chemical Industry Company.
Sources inside the group have told Softpedia that the action was a sign or protest against the AKP (the Justice and Development Party) which is the current ruling party within Turkey.
The hacktivists have a beef with the party, and ultimately, with Izzet Artunç, as they accuse the government of coordinating work with the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) including through selling weapons, letting others transport it, and transforming Turkey into a “gate to Syria” for radical Islamists.
The country’s troubles with ISIS have been going on for a while. Back in March, an audio tape landed on YouTube, revealing a conversation between high level Turkish officials, who were discussing a way to justify a military strike in Syria. This particular recording has actually been at the heart of the Turkish YouTube ban, as well as a blockade against social media outlets.
Redhack has leaked a trove of conversations belonging to Artunç, whose account they claim has been quite easy to hack into. That’s mostly because the security question he set for the email was “What is your name,” an incredibly silly slip which further points out just why it is important to have good passwords to protect your online life.