Turkish hackers attacked ANCA's website

The website of the Armenian National Committee of America (ANCA) has been attacked by hackers and blocked for a short period.

According to Turkish news agency Cihan, the attack took place this night and was conducted by a group of hackers from Turkey, Chile and Argentine. The group is known as "Code the Arts" and is headed by a notorious hacker nicknamed as Jeopardy.

The attack comes, Cihan added, as a response to ANCA's efforts for the international recognition of the Armenian Genocide, as well as for the campaign it launched against US NBA superstar Kobe Brayant for advertizing the Turkish Airlines.

The hackers took control of the website for a couple of hours and placed the Turkish flag and comments in support of Bryant on the front page of ANCA's website.

The materials placed by the hackers were removed by the website's administration a few hours following the attack.

In a statement issued in mid December ANCA's Executive Director Aram Hamparian had said that Kobe's cooperation with the Turkish company supports Turkey's denialist policy.

"For Armenian Americans, Kobe's contract with Turkish Airlines is like jet fuel on the fire of Turkey's genocide denial," Hamparian had said.

"As 'global ambassador' for Turkey's state airline, he will represent a government that denies the Armenian Genocide and a company that directly supports groups like the American Turkish Council that lobby against American recognition of this crime."