Swype's website has come under attack this evening by a group claiming connections to the pro-Palestinian movement. The website was taken down mid-afternoon (Pacific time) on Saturday, and is still showing a message left there by "TeaM System Dz." As you might suspect, the message is highly critical of Israel (under the so-called #OpSaveGaza banner) for its recent military action in the Gaza Strip.
In case you don't follow hashtags, #OpSaveGaza is supposedly an online
assault on Israeli websites that kicked off July 11th. The goal is to
deface these pages and spread awareness of the hackers' views. I'm not
aware of any direct Israeli connection between Swype (or parent company
Nuance) and Israel. It's possible the group just noticed a vulnerability
and went for it, even though it wasn't the ideal target. Hopefully
someone at Swype is working on getting things under control.
