Israeli Blogger claims to uncover "Saudi" Hacker

Amir Fedida says in his blog that the hacker is in fact Mexican resident of UAE origin; in latest move hacker spreads Trojan horse malware; file contains no new information, can damage computers than run it.     Amir Fedida, an Israeli blogger, claimed Friday to have cracked the identity of the "Saudi hacker," Channel 10 News reported Friday evening.

According to Fedida, contrary to wide-spread belief that the hacker is Saudi, his research actually reveals that the hacker is Omar Habib, a youth of UAE origin, who lives in Mexico.

According to the report, Fedida claimed in his blog that Habib made many mistakes,  allowing him to trace him -  the biggest mistake being that he communicated with Israeli media by email, congratulating himself on his "achievements." Fedida also found from his investigation that the hacker is a pro-Palestinian whose interests include hacking.


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