Scimitars attack the internet

Michelle Malkin reports that Islamic computer hackers have been trying to attack free speech on the internet, in revenge for publishing the Mohammed cartoons, and have even tried to target her own website as well. From Security Pro News:

Muslum hackers continue their retaliatory assault on Danish websites over the political cartoons run in Danish newspapers last year and more recently in other European publications. As this story is being written, the number is up to 1819 Danish site alone and continues to rise.

The defaced sites contain messages aimed at various western folks carry a message attacking people who the hackers feel insult their religion of Islam. One site, beetlejuice.dk, was hacked by Iranian hackers calling themselves the Ashiyane Defacers Digital Security Team. This would seem to be a bit of self-promotion by the group. On this site, they left a message in different languages saying, "We are Muslims and We Cannot Let Anyone to Insult to Islam." The Ashiyane team even sent a note to Zone-H to make sure they got credit to the appropriate hackers...

ISN discusses how there's been an increase in jihad online.

Zombietime says that the attacks have been coming even from places like the House of Saud, Jordan, and Pakistan. Be on the lookout for if your server company could end up in the crosshairs of the hackers.

Others on the subject include California Conservative, Girl on the Right, Move on and Shut Up, Outside the Beltway, Independent Christian Voice, Sister Toldjah, Ordinary Everyday Christian, Right Voices, The Jawa Report, Independent Conservative, Stop the ACLU, A Tic in the Minds' Eye, And that is My Opinion, Blogmeister USA, Fullosseous Flap's Dental Blog, North Canton Airline, Cardinal Martini.