Saudi-owned TV website hit by cyber attack

DUBAI - Computer hackers claiming to be Shiite shut down the website of Saudi-owned satellite channel Al-Arabiya on Friday, a month after Iran reported similar attacks on many of its websites by hardline Sunnis. The website of the Dubai-based channel was taken over by the hackers who displayed a message which warned that "if attacks on Shiite websites continue, none of your websites will be safe". The page also displayed a picture of an Israeli flag on fire. Al-Arabiya issued a statement saying that its website had "come under organised cyber piracy performed by extremists". The statement said that Al-Arabiya will continue to adhere to its policy of being "moderate, balanced and objective". Iran's Fars news agency reported last month that Wahhabi hackers had... [read full story]