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HACKER ACTIVITY BETWEEN ARMENIA AND AZERBAIJAN
http://www.noravank.am/eng/articles/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=12583
03.03.2014
Samvel Martirosyan
Expert, Center of Information Studies, Noravank Foundation
In January 2014 a number of hacker attacks on Armenian and Azerbaijani
websites took place. On one hand, it was a part of the series of
attacks traditionally launched every January, and on the other hand
it was different in terms of some qualitative and quantitative changes.
It is obvious that new hacker groups are formed in Armenia, which
act only against the Azerbaijani sector of the internet.
Every year, on January 20 Azeri hacker groups carry out attacks
on Armenian sites. This is done in commemoration of Baku events
on January 20, 1990, during which the clashes between Soviet Army
and combatants of the Azerbaijani Popular Front resulted in deaths
of dozens of people, including innocent bystanders (these clashes
followed the massacre of Armenians in Baku on January 13-19, 1990 1).
The mass attack of Azerbaijani hackers on Armenian sites2 on January
20 opened up the 2014 new season of Armenian-Azerbaijani hacker war.
In 2014 (January and first 10 days of February) total 85 Armenian
sites were hacked. In response, the Armenians hacked 40 Azerbaijani
sites (see Figure 1). About 10% of the hacked sites were targeted by
hackers from foreign countries.
Figure 1. Statistics of Cybergates.org on the number of hacked/defaced
sites in .am and .az domains in the period of January and first 10
days of February, 2014
It has to be noted that as far as the attack targets are concerned,
Azerbaijani government sites are hacked time to time. As for the
Armenian segment, the situation is somewhat ambiguous. On one hand,
since autumn 2009, when the government sites of the Republic of
Armenia went under protection of the National Security Service,
there has been no successful attack on them. On the other hand,
government sites of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic come under attack
several times in any year. For example, on January 20, 2014, five
NKR government sites were attacked by Azerbaijani hackers3.
Yearly statistics (see Figures 2 to 4, where .az sites are denoted
in red, and .am sites in blue) show that by 2013 the situation with
the Armenian sites has improved, whereas with the Azerbaijani sites
it has worsened, which can be explained by the fact that Armenian
hacker groups are stepping up their activities.
In 2012-2013 some rather serious changes actually occurred in the
hacker communities. In Azerbaijan the hacker groups acting against
Armenia and Armenians merged and formed the largest Azerbaijani
hacker group called Antiarmenia. The increased activity of Azerbaijani
hackers prompted Armenian hackers to form new groups that target both
Azerbaijani and Turkish sites. While in 2010-2011 there were just
two-three few small hacker groups in Armenia, in 2013-2014 about
10 groups emerged. Among those, to mention a few, are: Armenian
Cyber Army, Ananun, A.S.A.L.A, Monte Melkonian Cyber Army, Armenian
Rabiz Army.
As a matter of fact, mutual hacking attacks led to a sporadic emergence
of hacker communities, which may be used in future to create formal
cyber-armies in both countries.
Figure 2. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2011.
Figure 3. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2012.
Figure 4. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2013.
1 Massacres of Armenians in 1990 http://baku.am/top-content-3
2 List of the hacked Armenian sites during
the Azerbaijani "black January" attack,
http://www.banman.am/2014/01/azerbaijan-hack-armenian-sites.html
3 The list of the five NKR government sites hacked by Azerbaijanis on
January 20, 2014 is as follows: jraberd.nk.am , edu.nkr.am, mud.nkr.am,
sport.nkr.am , police.nkr.am
Globus analytical journal, No. 2, 2014
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From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
http://www.noravank.am/eng/articles/detail.php?ELEMENT_ID=12583
03.03.2014
Samvel Martirosyan
Expert, Center of Information Studies, Noravank Foundation
In January 2014 a number of hacker attacks on Armenian and Azerbaijani
websites took place. On one hand, it was a part of the series of
attacks traditionally launched every January, and on the other hand
it was different in terms of some qualitative and quantitative changes.
It is obvious that new hacker groups are formed in Armenia, which
act only against the Azerbaijani sector of the internet.
Every year, on January 20 Azeri hacker groups carry out attacks
on Armenian sites. This is done in commemoration of Baku events
on January 20, 1990, during which the clashes between Soviet Army
and combatants of the Azerbaijani Popular Front resulted in deaths
of dozens of people, including innocent bystanders (these clashes
followed the massacre of Armenians in Baku on January 13-19, 1990 1).
The mass attack of Azerbaijani hackers on Armenian sites2 on January
20 opened up the 2014 new season of Armenian-Azerbaijani hacker war.
In 2014 (January and first 10 days of February) total 85 Armenian
sites were hacked. In response, the Armenians hacked 40 Azerbaijani
sites (see Figure 1). About 10% of the hacked sites were targeted by
hackers from foreign countries.
Figure 1. Statistics of Cybergates.org on the number of hacked/defaced
sites in .am and .az domains in the period of January and first 10
days of February, 2014
It has to be noted that as far as the attack targets are concerned,
Azerbaijani government sites are hacked time to time. As for the
Armenian segment, the situation is somewhat ambiguous. On one hand,
since autumn 2009, when the government sites of the Republic of
Armenia went under protection of the National Security Service,
there has been no successful attack on them. On the other hand,
government sites of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic come under attack
several times in any year. For example, on January 20, 2014, five
NKR government sites were attacked by Azerbaijani hackers3.
Yearly statistics (see Figures 2 to 4, where .az sites are denoted
in red, and .am sites in blue) show that by 2013 the situation with
the Armenian sites has improved, whereas with the Azerbaijani sites
it has worsened, which can be explained by the fact that Armenian
hacker groups are stepping up their activities.
In 2012-2013 some rather serious changes actually occurred in the
hacker communities. In Azerbaijan the hacker groups acting against
Armenia and Armenians merged and formed the largest Azerbaijani
hacker group called Antiarmenia. The increased activity of Azerbaijani
hackers prompted Armenian hackers to form new groups that target both
Azerbaijani and Turkish sites. While in 2010-2011 there were just
two-three few small hacker groups in Armenia, in 2013-2014 about
10 groups emerged. Among those, to mention a few, are: Armenian
Cyber Army, Ananun, A.S.A.L.A, Monte Melkonian Cyber Army, Armenian
Rabiz Army.
As a matter of fact, mutual hacking attacks led to a sporadic emergence
of hacker communities, which may be used in future to create formal
cyber-armies in both countries.
Figure 2. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2011.
Figure 3. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2012.
Figure 4. Statistics provided by Cybergates.org on the number of
hacked/defaced sites in .am and .az domains in 2013.
1 Massacres of Armenians in 1990 http://baku.am/top-content-3
2 List of the hacked Armenian sites during
the Azerbaijani "black January" attack,
http://www.banman.am/2014/01/azerbaijan-hack-armenian-sites.html
3 The list of the five NKR government sites hacked by Azerbaijanis on
January 20, 2014 is as follows: jraberd.nk.am , edu.nkr.am, mud.nkr.am,
sport.nkr.am , police.nkr.am
Globus analytical journal, No. 2, 2014
Return ________________________________ Another materials of author
SNOWDEN'S DISCLOSURE: WORLD UNDER THE AMERICAN AND BRITISH
SURVEILLANCE[03.12.2013] PENETRATION OF INTERNET INTO
THE SOUTH CAUCASUS[04.10.2013] DATA PROTECTION ISSUES IN
ARMENIA[25.03.2013] AZERBAIJANI SOCIAL MEDIA[21.01.2013] SOCIAL
NETWORKS IN ARMENIA[24.12.2012] HACKER ATTACKS AGAINST ARMENIAN
SEGMENT OF THE WEB: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS[01.10.2012] DEVELOPMENTS
OF ARMENIA'S SEGMENTS OF THE INTERNET[30.07.2012] THE IMAGE OF THE
INTERNET USER IN ARMENIA[17.05.2012] ARMENIA IS BECOMING VULNERABLE
TO CYBER-ATTACKS[30.01.2012] THE AGE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS: CHANGES IN
THE INFORMATION FIELD[19.01.2012]
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress