Muslim extremists mocked for hacking Travelwest website

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Muslim extremists mocked for hacking Travelwest website

A group of Muslim extremist hackers have been mocked after mistakenly targeting a bus timetable website for the South West.

A group calling themselves Darkshadow – a so-called “Arab Security Team” - have taken over Travelwest, a journey planner website, and replaced it with a sinister ISIS-style black page.

It is believed the cyber terrorists thought the website was for a more influential website promoting travel around the Western world - not the West Country.

Those in the West Country did struggle to find times for buses and trains on the TravelWest website and instead were greeted with the message 'hacked by darkshadow'.

They also hear some Arabic music and an advert for the extremists' Facebook page.

It is understood the site has been blocked by the organisation since the New Year, and bus and train travellers were still unable to access the timetables yesterday (Thur).

The site provides information about Bristol’s buses, cycle paths and rail services and is jointly run by four councils including Bristol, South Gloucestershire, North Somerset and BAINES.

The 'darkshadow' group's Facebook page claims they have previously successfully infiltrated webpages belonging to Philippine Airlines and the El Salvador government.

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