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Canadian Government Websites Taken Down In A Cyberattack

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 17 Jun, 2015 12:09 PM

OTTAWA — A senior federal cabinet minister says Canadian government computer servers have been cyberattacked.

Treasury Board President Tony Clement tweets that until full service is restored, the public should use 1-800-OCanada.

The message comes after some had difficulty accessing certain government websites.

Denial-of-service attacks are a common means of shutting down a web server.

Confirmed today that Govt of Canada GC servers have been cyberattacked. Until full service is restored please use 1-800-OCanada.
— Tony Clement (@TonyclementCPC) June 17, 2015

The Anonymous online collective posted a video on YouTube claiming responsibility for the attack as a protest against the recent passage of the federal anti-terrorism bill.

There was no immediate confirmation of the claim.

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