Azerbaijan airline websites, TV station hit by cyber attack
Hackers calling themselves the “Iranian Cyber Army” and “Cocaine Warriors from Persia” have hit the websites of Azerbaijan’s national airline AZAL and television station AzTV, the second such attack on Azeri state portals, officials said Thursday.
Last month, “Azerian Cyber Army” hackers hit about 20 Azeri state bodies’ websites, posting images of the devil over photos of the Azeri and Israeli presidents, and messages saying “Servants of Jews” and “Enemies of Islam.”
Azerbaijan, a Muslim Caspian Sea state and former Soviet republic that borders Iran, has a secular government and cordial ties with the United States and Israel. Local media reported the latest hackers’ attacks were believed to originate in Iran, but gave no evidence. Both AZAL’s and AzTV’s websites were operating as normal later Thursday.
