Tunisian prime ministers emails hacked

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A group has claimed that it has hacked over 2,000 emails of the Tunisias ruling Ennahda party.

09 April,2012 09:30 am

In a video posted on a Facebook page belonging to Anonymous TN, a hacker wearing the trademark activist Guy Fawkes mask, said the emails were released in protest against Ennahdas alleged failure to protect the unemployed and artists who were attacked by Salafi Islamists during a recent protest.The activist said the emails include phone numbers, bank transactions and invoices paid during Tunisias election campaign in October, in which Ennahda won more than 40 percent of parliament seats, going on to lead the government.One of the emails was from Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, a senior Ennahda official, to the Turkish embassy, attaching Foreign Minister Rafik Abdesslems CV.To the Tunisian government, we have kept a large part of your data secret. If you do not wish to see these published on the internet we ask you to work to the best of your ability to avoid internet censorship and to respect human rights and the freedom of expression in Tunisia, the activist said.It was not immediately possible to verify the authenticity of the emails or when they were accessed. The video appeared to have been posted on Facebook on Saturday.Government officials declined detailed comment on the security breach but said many of the emails appeared to be old.