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

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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Re:Hahaha

[Charliemopps]

Anything done that "annoys" Zimbabwe's leaders is well worth the effort in my opinion.

How does one DDoS Zimbabwe websites?

[Ant P.]

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