How does a militia hijack the identity of Yemen itself to legitimize its global attacks?
Their weapon is the country's digital identity: the hijacked .YE domain.
Here is the undeniable evidence of how they built a digital infrastructure for military extortion. 🧵
#FreeDotYE
Their weapon is the country's digital identity: the hijacked .YE domain.
Here is the undeniable evidence of how they built a digital infrastructure for military extortion. 🧵
#FreeDotYE
First, they corrupted a real national institution.
Once a genuine national institution, saba[.ye] was Yemen’s official news agency. Under Houthi control it has become a propaganda outlet.
In this news report, it goes further: directing international maritime traffic to info@navy[.gov.ye], an email under a hijacked government domain. This impersonates the Yemeni Navy and uses the national domain system to legitimize the militia.
Once a genuine national institution, saba[.ye] was Yemen’s official news agency. Under Houthi control it has become a propaganda outlet.
In this news report, it goes further: directing international maritime traffic to info@navy[.gov.ye], an email under a hijacked government domain. This impersonates the Yemeni Navy and uses the national domain system to legitimize the militia.
From co-opting old institutions, they escalated to creating new fake ones for military threats.
As reported by @reuters, they used another .gov.ye email to threaten a Greek shipping company, this time posing as a Yemeni government "Humanitarian Operations Center." But the deception goes deeper.
As reported by @reuters, they used another .gov.ye email to threaten a Greek shipping company, this time posing as a Yemeni government "Humanitarian Operations Center." But the deception goes deeper.
They built an entire digital shadow state.
The Houthis launched hocc[.gov.ye], a complete website for their fake "Humanitarian Center," claiming to be a legal entity acting on behalf of the Republic of Yemen.
The Houthis launched hocc[.gov.ye], a complete website for their fake "Humanitarian Center," claiming to be a legal entity acting on behalf of the Republic of Yemen.
This fake state body now runs a parallel maritime authority.
It has official .gov.ye emails for everything from "inquiries" (info@) to "safe transit clearances" (clearances@) and even "delisting" from their own sanctions list (delisting@).
It has official .gov.ye emails for everything from "inquiries" (info@) to "safe transit clearances" (clearances@) and even "delisting" from their own sanctions list (delisting@).
The purpose of this sophisticated facade is explicit. Their own website states that any vessel violating their "ban" will be subject to "military targeting."
They are using the hijacked identity of Yemen to conduct military extortion.
They are using the hijacked identity of Yemen to conduct military extortion.
This is the ultimate consequence of digital state capture. The hijacked .YE domain is being used to threaten international shipping, undermine maritime law, and create a parallel government that claims to be Yemen.
The responsibility for this global security risk lies with @ICANN.
The responsibility for this global security risk lies with @ICANN.
The identity of Yemen belongs to its people, not a militia. The world's internet authorities must act.
We demand the redelegation of .YE.
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We demand the redelegation of .YE.
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