Hacktivist group, Anonymous, claims to have taken down more than 20 Angolan Government websites. The activists say they are peaceful campaigners and have called on the veteran leader to step down. The move is a response to the conviction earlier this week of 17 youth activists, including a prominent rapper. The group was arrested in June 2015 at their book club after discussing a book about non-violent resistance, and was convicted of planning a rebellion against President José Eduardo dos Santos. Anonymous has also claimed responsibility for attacks on several major Brazilian banks, including Banco do Brasil (BBAS), which it says were targeted by hackers who used malware called “NotPetya” that infected computers The president has ruled since 1979, and the activists have said that they are peaceful campaigners who have simply called on Dos Santos to step down. He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that commits human rights abuses.
Hacktivist group, Anonymous, claims to have taken down more than 20 Angolan Government websites. The move is a response to the conviction earlier this week of 17 youth activists, including a prominent rapper. The group was arrested in June 2015 at their book club after discussing a book about non-violent resistance, and was convicted of planning a rebellion against President José Eduardo dos Santos. Anonymous has also claimed responsibility for attacks on several major Brazilian banks, including Banco do Brasil (BBAS), which it says were targeted by hackers who used malware called “NotPetya” that infected computers The president has ruled since 1979, and the activists have said that they are peaceful campaigners who have simply called on Dos Santos to step down. He has been criticised for being authoritarian and overseeing a government that commits human rights abuses.