Zimbabwe Gov't Websites Hit By Pro-WikiLeaks DDoS Attack

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday January 1, 2011 @03:37AM from the anonymous-abroad dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Pro-WikiLeaks hacktivists have struck a blow against the-powers-that-be in Zimbabwe, bringing down three government websites through distributed denial-of-service attacks. The attacks appear to be in support of newspapers who published secret cables in the ongoing WikiLeaks saga, to the annoyance of the country's leadership. Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, was recently reported to be suing a newspaper for $15 million after it published a WikiLeaks cable that claimed she has benefited from illegal diamond trading. The Zimbabwe government's online portal at www.gta.gov.zw and the official ZANU-PF website continue to be offline, and the Finance Ministry's website now displays a message saying it is under maintenance."

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I'd hope that's not in Zimbabwe dollars by sethstorm · 2011-01-01 03:44 · Score: 2, Funny

Grace Mugabe, wife of Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe, was recently reported to be suing a newspaper for $15 million
Which by the time it gets over with, will be worth a few cents if in the Zimbabwe currency.

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How does one DDoS Zimbabwe websites? by Ant+P. · 2011-01-01 04:10 · Score: 5, Funny

Ping flood it from two 56k lines instead of just the one?