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Over 1,000 Danish Websites Hacked Over Cartoon Row

Mohammed Aly Sergie writes on Emirates Business 24-7:

More than a 1,000 Danish websites have been infiltrated following a new controversy over the publication of a cartoon that insults Islam.

Meanwhile, on Friday prominent Muslim scholar Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi called to boycott Danish goods and peacefully protest against the recent republication of cartoons ridiculing Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) in 17 Danish newspapers. However, businesses do not expect the issue to snowball as it did in 2006 when the cartoon row first came to light.

The hacker, calling himself United Arab Hackers and reportedly from Saudi Arabia, inundated online forums with exploits and links to infiltrated Danish sites. It seems the hits were indiscriminate – common factor being “.dk” at the end of the URL, which means the website is based in Denmark.

posted by Fergie @ 2/24/2008 12:01:00 PM