When last we covered the hacking group Anonymous, its members were trying to bring down the websites of companies like PayPal and Mastercard that had withdrawn support from WikiLeaks under government pressure. Now hackers have a new political target: Groups like Anonymous are launching attacks to bring down government websites in Egypt and Yemen as a show of solidarity with the protesters there.
The website of President Ali Abdullah Saleh has become inaccessible as Yemenis stage anti-government protests. It follows attacks on the websites of Egypt's ruling party and ministry of information this week. Last month Anonymous shut down some Tunisian websites, including the government's official site. [BBC News]
Anonymous managed to bring down the Ministry of Information site in Egypt, as well as that of President Hosni Mubarak
’s National Democratic Party. As was the case during the war over WikiLeaks, Anonymous hackers' primary weapon has been distributed denial ...
