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(UK) Home Office website blocked; 'Anonymous' hackers blamed [View all]
Source: BBC
The hacking group Anonymous is alleged to have blocked access to the Home Office website, apparently in response to government plans for e-mail surveillance.
The website has been blocked; earlier a message was posted blaming a "high volume of traffic".
A message on Twitter claiming to be from Anonymous said it was responsible.
The tweet said: "For your draconian surveillance proposals!"
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17648852
This site says the Number 10 website was also attacked; when I checked, it was responding, but extremely slowly (a true DoS attack, or just lots of people checking if it's working?)
http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/04/07/anonymous-attacks-home-office/
