Iran Prez Blog Hacked!
Some time in the last two hours (we checked it during the press conference and it was fine), mysterious, incredibly dorky hackers "defaced" the personal blog of Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. After the embarrassingly nerdy credits and logo, there's some text in what may be Farsi (but then, fuck do we know?).
Early reports indicate that the Ned Lamont campaign is almost definitely behind this.
In case anyone wants to take a crack at translating, the geeky (but clearly freedom-loving) losers' message is reprinted after the jump.
Update: A translation, from a reader, indicates that the hackers have hacked not out of protest, but rather to leave an encouraging comment. It's a big love-in (they "would like to thank you on behalf of all of Iran's hackers"). Say what you will about Ahmadinejad, but the guy's getting better at PR every damn day. The translated message is after the jump.
jenabe Ahmadi Nejad
ma ke nemitoonim shomaro molaghat konim
vali az tarafe tamame hacker haye iran
azinke az haghe melate iran dar barabare tamame
keshvar haye jahan defa mikonid tashakor mikonim
azinke ba hemato talashe khod abadi va abadani ra
baraye mahroom avardin jaye tashakor dare
omid varim
ta akharin nafas az Energy hasteyi ke haghe
mosalame tamame mardome irane
defa konid
--
ba tashakore faravan
Modiriate : Y! Underground
Translated:
Your Excellency Ahamdi Nejad
We who can no in person see you
however would like to thank you on behalf of all of Iran's hackers
for defending the rights of all the Iranian nation against
the countries of the world we thank you
for your endeavours to bring prosperity
to the dispossessed people
we hope
you will defend (to your last breath) nuclear energy that is the true right
of the all Iranian people