A cyber attack has taken down a number of major Canadian government websites and servers. The hacking group that claimed responsibility for the cyber attack was named as Anonymous. The hacking group, Anonymous stated, that they protest for the new anti-terrorism law, Bill C-51. And the Canada's lawmakers just recently passed the bill. .
Among those affected are primary websites for government servicesCanada.ca, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) website.
The government of Canada is working to restore the services such as email, Internet access and servers that were disrupted by the attack.
Anonymous, the hacking group, posted a video on YouTube, said that human rights were violated by the Bill C-51 and attacked people who disagree with the government.
Video of The Anonymous the hacking group Here:
Bill C-51 is the the Anti-terrorism Act, 2015 - the CSIS can extend their directive, providing disruptive power for the agency to perceived security threats.
Anonymous stated: "Greetings citizens of Canada, we are Anonymous. Today, this 17th of June 2015 we launched an attack against the Canadian senate and government of Canada websites in protest against the recent passing of bill C-51."
Steven Blaney, Public Safety Minister, said that the hackers who are responsible for the attack will have to face the full force of the law. And Blaney also said in the House of Commons, they are going to take it very seriously - regarding the issue of cyber attack and cyber security.
Blaney addressing Anonymous's claim of responsibility: "We are increasing our resources and polices to be better equipped to face cyberattacks, whether they are coming from hackers from a group, potentially, that has said they did it today, [or] state-sponsored or terrorist entities." the Public Safety Minister added: "Let's be clear. We are living in a democracy and there are many ways you can express your views in the country."
