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'''Patriotic hacking''' is a term for [[Hacker (computer security)|computer hacking]] or [[system cracking]] in which citizens or supporters of a country, traditionally industrialized Western countries but increasingly developing countries, attempt to perpetrate attacks on, or block attacks by, perceived [[enemy of the state|enemies of the state]].

Recent media attention has focused on efforts related to terrorists and their own attempts to conduct an online or electronic [[intifada]] - [[cyberterrorism]]. Patriot hacking is illegal in countries such as the [[United States]] yet is on the rise elsewhere. "The FBI said that recent experience showed that an increase in international tension was mirrored in the online world with a rise in cyber activity such as web defacements and denial of service attacks," according to the [[BBC]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/2760899.stm|title=US hackers told to leave Iraq alone|date=14 February 2003|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2016|via=bbc.co.uk}}</ref>

==Examples==
At the onset of the [[War in Iraq]] in 2003, the FBI was concerned about the increase in hack attacks as the intensity of the conflict grew.<ref name="crn">{{cite web|url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/18821779/government-warns-patriot-hackers-against-cyber-attacks-on-iraqi-interests.htm|title=Government Warns 'Patriot Hackers' Against Cyber Attacks On Iraqi Interests|date=12 February 2003 |publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> Since then, it has been becoming increasingly popular in the [[North America]], [[Western Europe]] and [[Israel]].{{citation needed|date=April 2010}} These are the countries which have the greatest threat to [[Islamic terrorism]] and its aforementioned digital version.<ref>{{Citation |title=Miṣbāḥ al-sharq 192, February 14, 1902 |date=2018-04-10 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvf3w45t.58 |work=What 'Isa ibn Hisham Told Us |pages=470–476 |publisher=NYU Press |doi=10.2307/j.ctvf3w45t.58 |access-date=2022-03-11}}</ref>

Around the time of the [[2008 Summer Olympics torch relay]], which was marred by [[2008 Tibetan unrest|unrest in Tibet]], Chinese hackers claim to have hacked the websites of [[CNN]] (accused of selective reporting on the [[2008 Lhasa riots]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.anti-cnn.com |title=Anti-CNN website |publisher=Anti-cnn.com |accessdate=2009-03-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080409202554/http://www.anti-cnn.com/ |archivedate=2008-04-09 }}</ref>) and [[Carrefour]] (a French shopping chain, allegedly supporting Tibetan independence),<ref>SBS Dateline, 6 Aug 2008 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-swdOEI5V5g] video link</ref> while websites and forums gave tutorials on how to launch a [[DDoS]] attack specifically on the CNN website.{{citation needed|date=January 2011}}<ref name="crn" />

Indian hackers in 2015 took down thousands of Pakistani websites including pakistan.gov.pk and Right To Information Pakistan under the attack named as #OPvijaya under the leadership of In73ct0r d3vil. This attack is considered to be a patriotic move by Indian hackers. Government of India and India's NSA Ajit Dhoval showed support to the attack on his [[Twitter]] account.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/indian-hackers-bring-down-pak-websites-on-independence-day/story-8lJr9kpGMzu5irk62SImyH.html|title=Indian hackers bring down Pak websites on Independence day|date=15 August 2015|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://digitfreak.com/security/hacktivities/2829-indian-hackers-hacked-more-than-100-pakistani-websites-digitalindia#kmt-1782|title=Group of Indian hackers took down more than 100 Pakistani Government Websites|first=Swadesh Shanker|last=Parasher|publisher=|accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref>

The official websites of 10 different Indian universities were hacked and defaced in 2017. A group going by the name of ‘[[Pakistan]] [[Haxor]] Crew’ (PFC) claimed responsibility for the breach, saying it was retaliation for [[Pakistan Railways|Pakistan’s railway]] ministry website being hacked by an Indian crew few days before this breach.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiatimes.com/technology/news/a-pakistani-group-hacked-defaced-10-indian-university-websites-as-retaliation-against-indian-hackers-276456.html|title=A Pakistani Group Hacked Into 10 Indian University Websites As Revenge Against Indian Hackers|date=2017-04-26|website=indiatimes.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.techjuice.pk/10-indian-university-websites-hacked-by-pakistani-hackers/|title=10 Indian University Websites Hacked by Pakistani Hackers|date=2017-04-26|website=TechJuice|language=en-US|access-date=2019-01-04}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[2007 cyberattacks on Estonia]]
* [[Black hat hacking]]
* [[Exploit (computer security)]]
* [[Cyber spying]]
* [[Cyber Storm Exercise]]
* [[Cyber warfare]]
* [[Grey hat]]
* [[Hacker (computer security)]]
* [[Hacker Ethic]]
* [[Hack value]]
* [[Hacktivism]]
* [[Internet vigilantism]]
* [[IT risk]]
* [[Metasploit]]
* [[Penetration test]]
* [[Vulnerability (computing)]]
* [[White hat (computer security)]]

==References==
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[[Category:Hacking (computer security)]]
[[Category:Politics and technology]]
[[Category:Cyberwarfare]]
[[Category:Cyberattacks]]
[[Category:Cybercrime in India]]
[[Category:India–Pakistan relations]]

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