Hacktivists Attack Zimbabwe Govt Website

Cyber activists have brought down Zimbabwean Government websites after their President Robert Mugabe's wife sued a newspaper for publishing a WikiLeaks cable linking her with illicit diamond trading. The Zimbabwean Government Web portal (www.gta.gov.zw) was unreachable on Thursday while the Finance Ministry's website (www.zimtreasury.gov.zw) displayed a message saying it was under maintenance, as reported by the Register. The president’s wife Grace is suing a private newspaper for $15 million for publishing details from US cables on WikiLeaks which reported that she gained tremendous profits from illicit diamonds. The activists, acting under the name Anonymous, are targeting Mugabe as they feel he has outlawed the free press by suing the newspaper. Anonymous previously shut down the sites of Visa and Mastercard after they restricted payments to WikiLeaks.