Web attacks planned against Holy See

Islamist hackers will again try to shut down the website of the Holy See,  AKI reports.
 
Muslim hackers allegedly supporting al-Qaeda have announced - for the second time in a month - a planned attack on the Vatican's official website. The assault has been planned by Islamist cyber-rogues for Thursday 9 November at 12 am Mecca time (10 am in Italy). The announcement was made on Wednesday through the creation of an ad hoc site where hackers can download programmes to start the internet attack. "The leadership of the electronic Jihad has decided to undertake a grand attack against the official Vatican site following the insults by the Pope against our Prophet," read a statement.

The Islamist site also called for such attacks on the 11th and 15th of this month.  A similar event on 11 October involved, evidently, dozens of hackers who failed to interrupt the services at the Holy See's site.