Google.co.ma, the domain name for Google Morocco’s search portal, was taken hostage by hackers earlier today reportedly for several hours before the problem got fixed (it’s working fine again now). We got a bunch of tips about it, and the situation lasted long enough for lots of people to take screenshots of the website the domain name briefly pointed to due to the hack.
You can find loads of screenshots here and here, but the main domain name pointed to the website shown on top of this post.
There’s a bit of confusion about how the hack was performed exactly, but it appears as if the hackers found a way into NIC.ma, which controls the DNS for the country, and targeted the Google domain name especially. The domain was pointed to a different server, and the web page above was shown when people tried to access the search engine. Google apparently at one point automatically relayed visitors from Morocco to Google.com instead of Google.co.ma, but it took a while to get the latter functioning correctly again.
PAKbugs.com leads to a forum where Pakistan hackers hang out, and the names on top of the web page above are all members of the message board. They’re being proud of it here.
This website (in French) claims that this isn’t the first such incident this year, as apparently the websites for Google Algeria and Google Puerto Rico were taken hostage by hackers last month too.
(Via ArabCrunch)
Owned
Not exactly something to be proud of, it’s quite shameful behaviour.
is anything safe on internet? ….i doubt!
-winky face- “we rock”? yeah guys, you are TOTALLY ROCKING out moms basement long into your 40s. way to go. The internet quivers with anticipation about what you’ll do next!
lol…so true
They all say it’s totally “secure” on the internet,yeah right!
too bad indeed.
Yeah, I live here in morocco, and it was out yesterday for a few hours too, late in the day. I was getting a Google error message for a while though, not this one above. (It must have taken the hackers a little time to establish the redirect.)
I wonder if Google or the Moroccan government have any retribution planned for the proud hackers?
Hey the site still hacked!
Still hacked as of 11:31 eastern time.
Still hacked as of 1:26p Eastern Time
Well…its a good thing these guys aren’t web developers…FONT tags FTL… LOL
You’d think hackers would know that there are better e-mail services out there than hotmail.
Maybe they’re just poking more fun at Goog?
Actually no – hotmail is the preferred mail provider – we don’t care what load we put on M$ in fact the more the better, DNS by spam.
Its not for real mail obviously…
allah huakbar BTW
It’s STILL hacked.
To the people who are saying it’s still hacked: probably a DNS update lag, I can’t see the hackers’ page and practically everyone who reported the incident says it returned to normal a while ago.
Stupid script kiddies from Pakistan – largest exporter of terrorists…
And your data source is?
Poor Comment!
hes an indian, i bet on it, lmao, his burning axx tells he is an indian!!!
Still hacked for me, and BTW this must be so embarrassing for Google Morocco.
It’s an attack against the Moroccan DNS server. The fault does not lie with Google.
im still seeing the defaced page.
Wait till DNS update gets propogated… This is not Google’s fault… This is due to lack of proper security measures by moroccan dumb NIC.
And once again, we Pakistanis are on the front page.
Gosh! When will this all stop?!
I think al-qaida or taliban is behind all this
Lma0!!! Fanx GOD it w0x g0ogle Morocco n0t G0ogle US!!! Or India!!! If it w0x G0ogle india, indian g0vt. w0uld haf put itx blamE on ISI… gagaggagag :p
j0ke!!!!
Haha.. Write in English dude… l33t is so lame.. Hard to read as well..
Wherever there is an arab the desert follows behind…
Hahah.. Well said… So true..
LOL!
stupido ! Arabs invent algorithms, university ( Fes morocco ), scientific method of experiment… and more.
Stupido ! go back to school racist!
It really surprises me that people are actually trying to visit this hacker site when it would be so easy to hack you computer.
Seriously they hacked a DNS server what’s to stop them from hacking you?
Yes, because loading a web page means they can control your computer remotely. Hacking is exploiting bugs and programmer oversights, if the user has a browser with exploits that allow the website to install whatever they would need to control your computer, they deserve it.
Umm….I think it got hacked again.
Yeah I still see it hacked
Stoopid NIC!
if these guys will hack Google’s .co.uk adress, huh!
it still seems hacked – 12:45 pm mountain time
GTF outta here
Hacker group’s website is down! Google launched a DoS attack against them?
The KING getting screwed, that’s something new.
Dude, read the article once again. It’s the problem with Morrocco NIC, who maintains DNS records… Not Google’s problem..
Who gives a fuck… Let me know when someone does the .com and I might take notice…
What ever happened to news agg, ‘Newspond’…?
It was a DNS attack Moroccan NIC.ma need to get their act together.
Why the heck are these hacked most of the time Pakis??? Put your mind in doing something better for your country!
Becoz Pakiz are more tech savvy than most other nationals.
Google Ouganda has just been hacked by the same guys who hacked Google Porto Rico http://www.zorg...anda-pirate.asp
Hackers today are a lot like startups now… Business plan optional..
Do these guys ever intend to cash in on their skills?
At the very least they should Rickroll Morocco or something..
this is crazy….i cant believe it
It’s funny hwo the Pakbugs website is down now…
Unless that’s just on my end.
opps
No Privcy Or Security
Google Hacked
hahahaha
Yes suicide hackers from pakistan! Think about how logical that sounds. Not sure Osama bin laden would waste money training hackers in the mountains. dont think they can get internet connection there either. dickwods.
that pakbugs.com is no more working. Did Google dDOSed them
Hope it will never come online again. Never take a chance with Google… you Pak bugs
Guess wht we are back
“Dimitri Goretski”____ Lolzz … Dont accept your fault… but blame Hackers….. didnt there anyfault in google security……………..
They Are More Intellegent Then Google Security Engineers..
PAK BUGS.. Do it for a contructive purpose not for destructive one…. BuT Ya STiLL Rock..
Google Didnt dDOSed Them but sent an email to host server company to put down the servers of pakbugs.com… lolzzz
They they came back with thier own servers… Lolzz Google and shame on ya!!!
I think google should recruit these guyz ther are good, looking at the bright side.
Google is the best internet company in the world (Recession-proof)