The hacker collective Anonymous is taking credit for a massive cyber-attack on the federal government that made multiple government websites go dark this afternoon — apparently in protest against the Harper government’s controversial security legislation, C-51. “A bill which is a clear violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as
Anonymous Carries Out Massive Cyber-Attack In Retaliation Of NSA Style Canadian Bill C-51
“A bill which is a clear violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, as well as removing our legal protections enshrined in the Magna Carta for 800 years,” reads the script for an Anonymous video.