Hackers Redirect Schools to Islamic State Video

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Some 800 schools across the US have been targeted by hackers and their websites redirected to an Islamic State-sponsored YouTube video. Somehow the hackers were able to inject a small file into the root of one of the websites run by SchoolDesk. The Atlanta-based company is advising administrators to change passwords.

Mark James, a specialist at security company ESET, said: "In this case, gaining access to change or plant a rogue file that redirects users to areas of your design is about as simple as it gets - small footprint, no potential warning signs and out before anyone notices - but the results are as bad as they get."
 
And the admins will leave the passwords as-is or change them from "password" to "1234" for the most part and then they will complain when it happens again.

Then again, maybe they should look into who has access to the system in the first place. Maybe it wasn't really hacked.
 
Has anybody asked why an Islamic State video is still up on YouTube?
 
TheBeelzebub said:
Taking it down would be islamophobic. Youtube respects Islam in all its forms and would never want to offend any muslim, even those participating/supporting jihad. Youtube only removes the videos of and demonitizes right leaning Youtubers.
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Sounds about right.
 
Ocellaris said:
Why wouldn’t it be? If you start taking down every video people disagree with, there won’t be any videos left.
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This path has already been taken; videos are being taken down for reasons of hate speech or hateful content and to make things worse it's being applied selectively.
 
You can still find Steel Panther concert videos on YouTube where girls flash their titties to the camera man. I love how YouTube leaves those videos up, LOL. If they don't care to take down those videos, I don't think they'd care about some Islamic state propaganda.

NSFW:

 
TheBeelzebub said:
Taking it down would be islamophobic. Youtube respects Islam in all its forms and would never want to offend any muslim, even those participating/supporting jihad. Youtube only removes the videos of and demonitizes right leaning Youtubers.
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You'd better believe that it would be taken down posthaste if someone hacked it to redirect to a video that shows what islam is really like. Not only that, but there would be a criminal investigation that would be covered daily in the "news" for months.
 
mynamehere said:
You'd better believe that it would be taken down posthaste if someone hacked it to redirect to a video that shows what islam is really like. Not only that, but there would be a criminal investigation that would be covered daily in the "news" for months.
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Prayers several times a day facing Mecca? The horrors...

ISIS is to Islam as Westboro Baptist is to Christianity
 
cyclone3d said:
Then again, maybe they should look into who has access to the system in the first place. Maybe it wasn't really hacked.
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yeah, if it was a couple sites, sure it could be bad passwords, but 800 sites on the same system?? someone with high level access above the main schools themselves, that account got used.
 
JackNSally said:
That not every Muslim thinks like ISIS? Or that not every Christian thinks like Westboro? To keep thinking extremists don't speak for everyone of said group? I will.
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  1. ######Pew Research (2013):

  3. - Only 57% of Muslims worldwide disapprove of al-Qaeda.

  5. - Only 51% disapprove of the Taliban.

  7. - 13% support both groups and 1 in 4 refuse to say.

  9. http://www.pewglobal.org/2013/09/10/muslim-publics-share-concerns-about-extremist-groups/


  12. ######Wenzel Strategies (2012):

  14. - 58% of Muslim-Americans believe criticism of Islam or Muhammad is not protected free speech under the First Amendment.

  16. - 45% believe mockers of Islam should face criminal charges (38% said they should not).

  18. - 12% of Muslim-Americans believe blaspheming Islam should be punishable by death.

  20. - 43% of Muslim-Americans believe people of other faiths have no right to evangelize Muslims.

  22. - 32% of Muslims in America believe that Sharia should be the supreme law of the land.

  24. http://www.andrewbostom.org/blog/2012/10/31/sixty-percent-of-us-muslims-reject-freedom-of-expression


  27. ######ICM Poll:

  29. - 40% of British Muslims want Sharia in the UK

  31. - 20% of British Muslims sympathize with 7/7 bombers

  33. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ukn...ls-40pc-of-Muslims-want-sharia-law-in-UK.html

  35. ######Pew Research (2010):

  37. - 82% of Egyptian Muslims favor stoning adulterers

  39. - 70% of Jordanian Muslims favor stoning adulterers

  41. - 42% of Indonesian Muslims favor stoning adulterers

  43. - 82% of Pakistanis favor stoning adulterers

  45. - 56% of Nigerian Muslims favor stoning adulterers

  47. http://pewglobal.org/2010/12/02/muslims-around-the-world-divided-on-hamas-and-hezbollah/


  50. ######WZB Berlin Social Science Center:

  52. - 65% of Muslims in Europe say Sharia is more important than the law of the country they live in.

  54. http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/4092/europe-islamic-fundamentalism


  57. ######Pew Global (2006)

  59. - 68% of Palestinian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.

  61. - 43% of Nigerian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.

  63. - 38% of Lebanese Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.

  65. - 15% of Egyptian Muslims say suicide attacks against civilians in defense of Islam are justified.

  67. http://cnsnews.com/node/53865

  69. ######World Public Opinion (2009)

  71. - 61% of Egyptians approve of attacks on Americans

  73. - 32% of Indonesians approve of attacks on Americans

  75. - 41% of Pakistanis approve of attacks on Americans

  77. - 38% of Moroccans approve of attacks on Americans

  79. - 62% of Jordanians approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (21% oppose)

  81. - 42% of Turks approve of some or most groups that attack Americans (45% oppose)

  83. http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/feb09/STARTII_Feb09_rpt.pdf


  86. ######NOP Research:

  88. - 62% percent of British Muslims say freedom of speech shouldn't be protected 1 in 4 British Muslims say 7/7 bombings were justified

  90. - 78% of British Muslims support punishing the publishers of Muhammad cartoons

  92. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06


  95. ######People Press Surveys:

  97. 31% of Turks support suicide attacks against Westerners in Iraq.

  99. http://www.people-press.org/2004/03/16/a-year-after-iraq-war/


  102. ######Belgian HLN:

  104. - 16% of young Muslims in Belgium state terrorism is "acceptable".

  106. http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/1275/Islam...imjongens-vindt-terrorisme-aanvaardbaar.dhtml

  108. ######ICM Poll:

  110. - 25% of British Muslims disagree that a Muslim has an obligation to report terrorists to police.

  112. http://www.icmresearch.co.uk/reviews/2004/Guardian Muslims Poll Nov 04/Guardian Muslims Nov04.asp


  115. ######Pew Research (2007):

  117. - 26% of younger Muslims in America believe suicide bombings are justified.

  119. - 35% of young Muslims in Britain believe suicide bombings are justified (24% overall).

  121. - 42% of young Muslims in France believe suicide bombings are justified (35% overall).

  123. - 22% of young Muslims in Germany believe suicide bombings are justified.(13% overall).

  125. - 29% of young Muslims in Spain believe suicide bombings are justified.(25% overall).

  127. http://www.pewresearch.org/assets/pdf/muslim-americans.pdf#page=60

  129. ######Al-Jazeera (2006)

  131. - 49.9% of Muslims polled support Osama bin Laden

  133. http://wikiislam.net/wiki/Osama_bin_Laden


  136. ######Populus Poll (2006):

  138. - 16% of British Muslims believe suicide attacks against Israelis are justified.

  140. - 37% believe Jews in Britain are a "legitimate target".

  142. http://www.populuslimited.com/pdf/2006_02_07_times.pdf

  144. http://www.danielpipes.org/blog/2005/07/more-survey-research-from-a-british-islamist


  147. ######GfK NOP:

  149. - 28% of British Muslims want Britain to be an Islamic state

  151. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf

  153. ######NOP Research:

  155. - 68% of British Muslims support the arrest and prosecution of anyone who insults Islam;

  157. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/08/14/opinion/main1893879.shtml&date=2011-04-06


  160. ######MacDonald Laurier Institute:

  162. - 62% of Muslims want Sharia in Canada (15% say make it mandatory)

  164. - 35% of Canadian Muslims would not repudiate al-Qaeda

  166. http://www.torontosun.com/2011/11/01/strong-support-for-shariah-in-canada

  168. http://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/much...new-study-of-muslim-public-opinion-in-canada/


  171. ######al-Arabiya:

  173. - 36% of Arabs polled said the 9/11 attacks were morally justified; 38% disagreed; 26% Unsure

  175. http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/09/10/166274.html

  177. ######Gallup:

  179. - 38.6% of Muslims believe 9/11 attacks were justified (7% "fully", 6.5% "mostly", 23.1% "partially")

  181. http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/view/just-like-us-really


  184. ######Policy Exchange:

  186. - 1 in 4 Muslims in the UK have never heard of the Holocaust

  188. - Only 34% of British Muslims believe the Holocaust ever happened.


  191. http://www.imaginate.uk.com/MCC01_SURVEY/Site Download.pdf

  193. http://www.civitas.org.uk/pdf/ShariaLawOrOneLawForAll.pdf
 
JackNSally said:
That not every Muslim thinks like ISIS? Or that not every Christian thinks like Westboro? To keep thinking extremists don't speak for everyone of said group? I will.
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Learn the facts before spouting off! Many surveys and studies show they do in a lot of cases.
 
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