Hackers clash with Zimbabwe authorities

07 September 2015 - 02:07
By Shaun Smillie

North of the border, a cyber war is hotting up. Zimbabwe's state-owned websites are again in the crosshairs of a hacktivist group, which is using Ddos attacks to make a point.On Friday, Anonymous Africa claimed to have attacked state-run newspaper the Zimbabwe Herald. A day before, they temporarily shut down the Africa Global news website, claiming it was racist.

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