Patriotic hacking

'Patriot hacking' is a form of computer hacking or system cracking in which a citizen or supporter of a country/countries (specifically American and other western civilizations) both defensively and actively try to block attacks and perpetrate attacks on perceived enemies of the state(s). Generally, these threats are related directly or indirectly, to Islamic terrorists and their own efforts to conduct an online or electronic Infidada.

According to this BBC article, "The US Government does not condone so-called 'patriotic hacking' on its behalf." And it is still considered a crime. The website PatriotHacking.com recently went online in an effort to change the opinion of the US and other governments to allow individual citizens to defend themselves in the online world, just as they do in the physical world. Furthermore, the website provides updates and discussions on the topic to promote awareness and support for the cause.

"The FBI said that recent experience showed that an increase in international tension was mirrored in the online world with a rise in cyber activity such as web defacements and denial of service attacks," according to the same BBC article.

At the onset of the War in Iraq in 2003, the FBI was concerned about the increase in hack attacks as the intensity of the conflict grew. Since then, it has been becoming increasingly popular in the North America (primarily the United States and to a lesser degree Canada), Western Europe and Israel. These are the countries which have the greatest threat to Islamic terrorism and its aforementioned digital version.