Hacker cracks Turkish mosques' sound system

[Argamemnon]

"Hacker cracks Turkish mosques' sound system

In north-eastern Turkey, in the city of Rize, a hacker has succeeded in breaking into a sound system servicing 170 mosques. He then made alterations that replaced the call to prayer with traditional Turkish music.

The mufti of Rize has now taken measures to ensure the system's future safety. He said few of the city's Muslims appreciated the hacker's action. The identity of the hacker remains unknown."

This is what locals heard instead of the azan;

 

[Perseveranze]

Asalaamu Alaikum,

Why would Muslims appreciate this hacking?

 

[Argamemnon]

Ve aleykum selam

Nobody did, that's the point; it's shocking that someone can do this. Unbelievable.

 

[Perseveranze]

Ve aleykum selam

Nobody did, that's the point; it's shocking that someone can do this. Unbelievable.

Asalaamu Alaikum,

I was talking about this part -

He said few of the city's Muslims appreciated the hacker's action.

 

[Argamemnon]

Asalaamu Alaikum,

I was talking about this part -

Ve aleykum selam,

I think that means "hardly anybody" could appreciate it (though I'm sure a few atheists here and there were quite happy).

 

[arabic alphabet]

I think that it is "today's youth" did, the young people who want to be known which educates street instead of school.

 

[Neelofar]

I really hope it wasn't a youth becuase the finger always points towards us! we're not all bad, honest

 

[Trumble]

Hmm.. a political protest that gets worldwide attention, really makes the point the perpetrator wanted to make and absolutely nothing or nobody killed, damaged or hurt except for 'offending' a few over-sensitives who hopefully by now have managed to get over it. No bombs, bullets, smashed windows, tear-gas or broken bodies. Absolutely outrageous. :mmokay:

 

[Ramadhan]

Hmm.. a political protest that gets worldwide attention, really makes the point the perpetrator wanted to make and absolutely nothing or nobody killed, damaged or hurt except for 'offending' a few over-sensitives who hopefully by now have managed to get over it. No bombs, bullets, smashed windows, tear-gas or broken bodies. Absolutely outrageous.

I am still trying to discern, how on earth you decided it was a political protest?

Because none in the news identifies the nature of the hacking, political or otherwise.

 

[Dagless]

Hmm.. a political protest that gets worldwide attention, really makes the point the perpetrator wanted to make and absolutely nothing or nobody killed, damaged or hurt except for 'offending' a few over-sensitives who hopefully by now have managed to get over it. No bombs, bullets, smashed windows, tear-gas or broken bodies. Absolutely outrageous. :mmokay:

How do you know it's a political protest? It could just as easily have been some kids messing about. Political protests usually tell you what they are protesting about.
As for damages; I would think that changing the call to prayer to something else IS damage. Someone will have to change it back which will cost money, effort, etc. It will probably cost more than a smashed window.

 

[Salihah]

a hacker has succeeded in breaking into a sound system servicing 170 mosques. He then made alterations that replaced the call to prayer with traditional Turkish music.

another good example for not everthing that can be done should be done...

 

[Woodrow]

another good example for not everthing that can be done should be done...

Excellent summation and conclusion.


Sadly children will play and the play is not always beneficial. By children I am referring to a mindset not an age group, children can range in age from the very young to the very old, depending upon what level of immaturity they choose to stay at.

 

[Trumble]

I am still trying to discern, how on earth you decided it was a political protest?

Not least because of the choice of "traditional Turkish music". Somehow I can't see that as the choice of "kids messing about"; but it is the obvious one for Turkish secularists concerned at increasing Islamic influence.

Sorry Woodrow, this is one of the most mature protests I've seen in a while. "Children at play" just doesn't stack up.

 

[Woodrow]

Not least because of the choice of "traditional Turkish music". Somehow I can't see that as the choice of "kids messing about"; but it is the obvious one for Turkish secularists concerned at increasing Islamic influence.

Sorry Woodrow, this is one of the most mature protests I've seen in a while. "Children at play" just doesn't stack up.

I can understand your view if it was a protest. Now the question is what was being protested and what use is a protest if one does not know they are being protested against? If I were to hack into all of the Church clarions in ND to play the Abbott and Costello radio sketch of "Who's on First" instead of Sunday Church bells, would anybody know what I was protesting?

 

[GuestFellow]

Hmm.. a political protest that gets worldwide attention, really makes the point the perpetrator wanted to make and absolutely nothing or nobody killed, damaged or hurt except for 'offending' a few over-sensitives who hopefully by now have managed to get over it. No bombs, bullets, smashed windows, tear-gas or broken bodies. Absolutely outrageous. :mmokay:

How would people know this was protesting? Specifically, what was the message behind the protest?

this is one of the most mature protests I've seen in a while

How? It was absolutely pointless. It achieved nothing.

What a load of backwas!

 

[Ramadhan]

Not least because of the choice of "traditional Turkish music". Somehow I can't see that as the choice of "kids messing about"; but it is the obvious one for Turkish secularists concerned at increasing Islamic influence.

I rate your "insight" the same points as those who oppose the "ground mosque". After all, those mozlems destroyed the towers and now them mozlems also built a mosque on it, so the purpose of the mosque cannot be anything other than to celebrate the conquest, right?

Sorry Woodrow, this is one of the most mature protests I've seen in a while. "Children at play" just doesn't stack up.

I am still marveled at your fantastical judgment to decide that this was a protest, heck, political protest even.
So did the guy who hacked the sound system tell you something we don't know?
Please enlighten us.

No wonder many americans think "them mozlems" are all terrorists.

 

[Trumble]

I see nothing 'fantastical' about reaching the obvious conclusion from the evidence. In view of the current political situation in Turkey it certainly seems far more likely than the only alternative that has been offered. Either way it has nothing whatsoever to do with the 'ground mosque', or what many Americans or anybody else might think of muslims in general.

 

[Ramadhan]

I see nothing 'fantastical' about reaching the obvious conclusion from the evidence

What evidence?

Please point out where in the news did the hacker state his motivation for breaking into the masjids' sound system network?

In view of the current political situation in Turkey it certainly seems far more likely than the only alternative that has been offered.

There are plenty of other alternatives. We just do not know.
Meanwhile, all you did was pure conjecture.
You did not even know the identity of the hacker, his religion, his motives, etc., and yet you already decided it was, in your own words "it is the obvious one for Turkish secularists concerned at increasing Islamic influence."

I call that fantastical judgement.

Either way it has nothing whatsoever to do with the 'ground mosque', or what many Americans or anybody else might think of muslims in general.

The way you and the oppositions of the ground zero mosque come to a conclusion is identical.
Both have no factuals and evidence but "fantastically" arrived at a judgement already.

 

[yahia12]

but at least the guy did had a good taste of music.

 

[aadil77]

Is the system connected to the internet, how else could he have cracked it?