I was skimming through my feeds in Google Reader while watching a football match on TV when I saw this:
It looks like some muttawa kids got too much free time in their hands and they decided to use it to do some cyber jihad. They have hacked a Saudi liberal blog written in Arabic and erased its content completely. The pictured above statement says “any attempt to regain the ownership of the blog or anything like it will be hacked.”
I think the original owner of the blog should contact Jeeran, who host his blog, about this and they probably would be able to return it to him as well as restoring his posts. I don’t have much to say about it, but: seriously kids, this is pathetic.
UPDATE: The posts are back now on the blog, but all of them carry today’s date instead of their original posting dates. I don’t know what happened and the blogger doesn’t offer an explanation (yet), but I’m glad it’s back.
UPDATE 2: The blogger has responded to a comment I left on his latest post saying this happened after he was working on the blog at an internet cafe and then left without logging out. He offers more details here, and says he will write about this incident soon.
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that’s crazy. hacking a blog?
He left an Internet café without logging out? Hmmm.
He could also have left leaving behind his wallet and car keys.
I don’t think what the vandals did counts as “hacking” if he left them free access to his account.
beleive it or not …
a big smile came to my face when i saw Matawaa kids …
yes they are …
closed minds …
“muttawa kids” LOL
Don’t you just hate it when they begin their messages with praising God like he’s so pleased with them!
ps. one of the comments on the forum was like “your blog deserve it” :? :? :?
Hi There
this is the first saudi blog in english i visit
people are talking about your blog that’s blocked in ksa….
keep up the good work:)
How stupid kids were they !
But don’t blame them because they might living in caves or in a desert with camels
even if they are living in big castles these castles almost look like caves where no source of light and knowledge
thanks brothe Ahmed
there is a huge negative and no understanding to liberal saudis. Most Saudi’s dont understand what liberal means and how it affects them. Most automatically think Liberal is against Islam and muslim values…
first of all i do think that liberal is a bad thing , liberallty is to have freedom of evrey thing even though freedom in religion and thats forbiden in our share’a