The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Cyber Fighters are behind the “Operation Ababil” attacks on U.S. banks’ websites. Hacktivists say the attacks were in retaliation for the Innocence of Muslims film that mocks the founder of Islam. The group also distanced itself from the Hilf-ol-Fozoul blog, which had suggested that the group’s attacks were the work of a crowdsourced, Anonymous-like operation. But in the interview, the group said the choice of name was apolitical.”]
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