Derbyshire Pub has website hacked by Islamic extremists

A PUB, popular with Derbyshire drinkers, has had its website hacked by Islamic extremists.

El Moujahidin has replaced the Dog and Partridge's usual homepage with calls to halt any killing of Muslims and 'free' Palestine and Syria.

People clicking on the pub's website looking for information about food, drink and events, are instead faced with a message allegedly sent by an Algerian native.

The message reads: "Tell Your Gov, To Know About Palestine. We Will Countinue Hacking The Sites, To Send The Message Of Our Palestine And All Arabs

"We Dont Accept Killing Muslims Evry Where, Stop Killing US

"#We Are El Moujahidin Team We Will Not End This War

"#AttaCker fr0m #Algeria."

The drinking hole, which is in Marchington, between Burton and Uttoxeter, has just been named in the top 200 in the country.

Paul Needham, 57, is the owner of the pub, along with his wife Rebecca, also 57.

He said: "It is amusing in one aspect in that it appears we must be some sort of serious threat to the world.

"I didn't think our food was that bad!

"But, joking aside, it does mean that our site will have to go down for a while while a new one is being built."

Mr Needham said he noticed the website had been hacked yesterday when someone alerted him to the fact that the homepage now carried a message alleging to be from the extremist group.

He said: "It appears that the site wasn't as secure as we thought it might be and clearly being the number one pub and restaurant in the area isn't the reason our site has been targeted in this way.

"It is probably happening all over the world and I am sure there are plenty of other sites that carry the same message.

"Ironically, we have a new guy currently working on a new website for us which we have been assured will be secure.

"What we are doing is getting him to take down the existing one and replacing it with a temporary notice saying that the new site is under construction and should be up in around a week or so."

El Moujahidin has targeted a number of websites in the last few years, including the aviation authority Air France.

On its Facebook page, El Moujahidin explains how it is an Algerian youth group.

It';s 'About us' section says: "It appeared in 2015 on the Social Media Network Facebook, and the name of the group is back to the history of Algeria, at the days of the French colonialization and their struggle was politically and militarily to liberate Algeria."