Moroccan hackers 'retaliate' against Algerian hacking attempts

Moroccan hackers 'retaliate' against Algerian hacking attempts
Saturday 27 August 2022 - 18:40

Following a cyberattack from Algeria that targeted the University of Sciences Dhar El Mahraz of Fez (FSDM), Moroccan hackers have undertaken an unprecedented retaliation campaign.

Targeting many Algerian governmental sites on the Internet, Moroccan hackers have managed to crack into multiple official sites in response to presumed Algerian cyber-attacks.

Moroccan hackers active in groups on social media hacked a website affiliated with the Algerian Ministry of Education, while their Algerian counterparts responded with a similar hack targeting university websites, such as the Higher School of Arts and Crafts in Rabat.

Photos were recently posted on the “Moroccan Hackers” page, showing hackers taking control of sites belonging to Algerian government agencies, while activists took control of Moroccan university sites that had been hacked by Algerians.

An unprecedented electronic war is taking place under, where Moroccan hackers are attacking official institutions in Algeria, such as the website of the University of Algiers.

A number of Moroccan hackers regularly succeed in penetrating Algerian sites and others such as those belonging to the Polisario separatists, especially when tensions rise between Rabat and Algiers.

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