14 DAY TRIAL // Hackers of the RedHack group have launched a cyberattack against the official website of Turkey’s Telecommunications Directorate (TIB) in response to the decision to ban YouTube and Twitter in the country.
The website of TIB was attacked on Thursday night. It was restored on Friday morning.
“You forgot the coordinator of everything while calculating things. The ban is meant to be banned,” the hackers said, cited by Today’s Zaman.
YouTube has been blocked in Turkey after someone leaked a recording of top security officials discussing a possible military operation in Syria. The conversation between Turkey’s foreign minister, an army general and the intelligence chief was uploaded to YouTube.
Since taking down the video could take time, authorities have decided to ban the website altogether.
ZeroHedge provides a copy of the YouTube video and a translation of the conversation between the officials.
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan has condemned the leak, calling it “immoral.” He claims that this is just another in a long series of recent attempts to discredit him before the March 30 elections.
“They even leaked a national security meeting. This is villainous, this is dishonesty...Who are you serving by doing audio surveillance of such an important meeting?” the PM said.
In the case of Twitter, Turkey says that it has blocked the service because the company has failed to remove some links. In reality, the government is most likely trying to silence all those who use it to voice their discontent.