Michael Jackson fan hacks Iranian leader’s website

An unknown hacker attacked Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s website last week. As a result the site was briefly redirecting to another domain that contained a plea to God from someone who appears to be a fan of Michael Jackson, Brittany Farrah Fawcett and several other celebrities who died in 2009:

“Dear God, In 2009 you took my favourite singer-Michael Jackson, my favourite actress-Farrah Fawcett, my favourite actor-Patrick Swayze, my favourite voice-Neda. Please, please, don’t forget my favourite politician-Ahmadinejad and my favourite dictator-Khamenei in the year 2010. Thank you.”

The attack came on the heels of one that hit Spain’s EU website. In that attack, hackers replaced photos of prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero with photos of British comic character Mr. Bean.

It’s not yet known who is responsible for either attack or if they are related. Ahmadinejad’s site has been offline since the breach.

Read [ComputerWeekly]