American hacker has defaced the website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

[Independent voter]

And so it begins.







http://money.cnn.com/2016/10/22/tech...ked/index.html

On Friday night, the Jester gained access to the Russian government ministry's website. And he left a message: Stop attacking Americans.



"Comrades! We interrupt regular scheduled Russian Foreign Affairs Website programming to bring you the following important message," he wrote. "Knock it off. You may be able to push around nations around you, but this is America. Nobody is impressed."

MID.ru is the official website of the Russian agency that is in charge of maintaining that country's international diplomacy -- equivalent to the U.S. Department of State.

His hacking of the website included this gag: Visitors are subjected to the ear-piercing sound of an American civil alert message -- that shrieking dial tone that accompanies emergency weather broadcasts.

The U.S. government recently blamed Russia for meddling in American politics. Russian intelligence agencies have been accused of hacking into Democratic National Committee emails and the sites of other Democratic Party-linked organizations, leaking damning information to sway the election away from Hillary Clinton.

Stolen emails have been taken by Russia and published by WikiLeaks.

Russia and President Vladimir Putin have denied involvement.

The Jester referenced Putin's denial in his webpage graffiti.

"Let's get real, I know it's you, even if by-proxy, and you know it's you," he wrote. "Now, get to your room. Before I lose my temper."

In the past, Jester has taken down jihadist websites, hacking into communication forums, and identifying potential terrorist threats. Ex-FBI agents have called him "the Batman of the internet." CNNMoney profiled this mysterious vigilante last year.

In an exclusive interview with CNNMoney this weekend, Jester said he chose to attack Russia out of frustration for the massive DNS cyberattack that knocked out a portion of the internet in the United States on Friday.


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"I wanted to poke them in the eye and stop feeling like US is just taking it on the chin. Again," he said. "I'm not gonna sit around watching these f----rs laughing at us."

The Jester used a classic hacking technique, finding a hole in the website's computer code and injecting his own code into it.

"It's 4 a.m. in Moscow right now and a weekend. I'm hoping they can't fix the hole til Monday," he said.

As of 11 a.m. ET Saturday, the message remained online. Jester wants the Russians to take it seriously. He's not the only American hacker with this kind of capability.

"Think of this as a professional courtesy," his public warning states. "Or if you prefer message from 'USA with love.'"

[Zinstorm]

As if American~Russia relations weren't already bad enough....

[PACOX]

Merica, fuck yeah

[Deleted]

This is the guy by the way: https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r

I remember running into that feed somewhere years ago, and he kept DDoSing "terrorist sites" and shit, posting "tango down" and so on for every site he took down.

[NED funded]

I just went full LONG on U$A

[Sorshen]

Narcissism much?

[Etselion]

Kick those damn ruskies in dem cyber.

USA USA USA

[The Stormbringer]

The Batman of the Internet? I immediately like this guy.

[Wyrt]

Can we maybe not blow up the internet for the pissing contest between the US and Russia?

[PACOX]

Can we maybe not blow up the internet for the pissing contest between the US and Russia?

We made the internet, no way we're going to let Ivan beat us at it.

The last 70 years have been nothing but a pissing match between the two countries with the world stuck in the middle.

[TrumpIsPresident]

This guy is going to get himself killed doing shit like this.

[Mifuyne]

What a retard.

[Trassk]

The last 70 years have been nothing but a pissing match between the two countries with the world stuck in the middle.

Pretty much, and the media love using it for easy newspaper sales and viewing figures

[Deleted]

In the past, Jester has taken down jihadist websites, hacking into communication forums, and identifying potential terrorist threats.

Ex-FBI agents have called him "the Batman of the internet."

CNNMoney profiled this mysterious vigilante last year.

Uhuh...I'm sure the NSA find him to be an elusive "Batman of the internet"..especially when he works out of their building.

This is the guy by the way: https://twitter.com/th3j35t3r

I remember running into that feed somewhere years ago, and he kept DDoSing "terrorist sites" and shit, posting "tango down" and so on for every site he took down.

NSA Twitter PR department...how cute.

Not as 'cute' as their logo



imho this is just bait move on NSA part to make Russia respond n then western 'media' will forget all about they shot first n say "SEE! SEE!? WE TOLD YA'LL DEM ROOSKIES R OUT TO GIT US!!!"

[Deleted]

But.... accessing a website isnt not really on the same level as gaining access to a security server or high level data files, is it?

[Tyrianth]

Quite pathetic.
"Batman of the internet", give me a break.

It's a great propaganda term.

[Sunseeker]

Oh no, a website! The hooorororrrr!!!!!

I loled.

[Seditian]

Aww how cute.

[Medusa Cascade]

America and Russia need to fuck already

[Zecora]

Facepalm time, presented to you by Jester....