A group of hackers called Mysterious Team, made multiple Senegalese government websites go offline overnight on Friday by hitting them with denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, a government spokesperson says. The group claimed responsibility for the attacks in a series of Twitter posts using the hashtag #FreeSenegal used by campaigners alleging political repression in Senegal. As of Saturday afternoon, the presidency’s site was online but other official websites still appeared to be offline, including the government and finance ministry sites. On its Twitter account, the so-called Mysterious Team group says its members are “cyber warriors from Bangladesh”. Contacted by Reuters about its reasons for targeting the Senegalese authorities, a representative of Mysterious Team said, “We are working for justice for Senegal innocent peoples.”

Source: Ethiopian News May 27, 2023 19:17 UTC