Arab and Muslim American Political Action Committee

The Arab and Muslim American Political Action Committee, also known by its alias, is a political action committee based in the United States of America. As a PAC, its primary function is to raise and expend funds to influence elections and advocate for policies that affect the Arab and Muslim American community. The organization operates within the United States political landscape, focusing on civic engagement and representation of its constituent demographic. Its headquarters are situated in the United States, though no specific city or address is disclosed in the available sources. The group’s activities are aligned with the typical objectives of political action committees, which include supporting candidates and lobbying legislators.

On September 14, 2016, a hacker using the pseudonym MuslimLeets breached the servers of the American Human Rights Council and sixty‑two other websites, among them the Arab and Muslim American Political Action Committee. The intrusion resulted in the defacement of the affected sites with jihadist‑themed messages written in grammatically poor English. The defacement caused temporary disruptions for numerous businesses and organizations, leading to short‑term shutdowns of their online services. Novocam, the web host that serviced many of the compromised sites, characterized the attack as the most sophisticated incident it had experienced to date. Law enforcement agencies and network administrators launched investigations to identify the perpetrator and assess the scope of the breach. The attacker publicly called for the rejection of Western culture and urged adherence to what he described as Quranic law. Despite the breach, the Arab and Muslim American Political Action Committee reported that it had maintained backups of its data, enabling restoration of its web presence. The organization affirmed its commitment to continue its operations undeterred by the extremist tactics employed in the attack. No further details about the outcome of the investigation or any subsequent security measures were provided in the source material. The incident underscores the vulnerability of advocacy groups to cyber threats motivated by ideological agendas.