The Portuguese branch of the Anonymous hacking group says it has shut down about 20 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the jailing of 17 youth activists.
The bespectacled rapper has been an outspoken critic of the president
A Portuguese branch of the Anonymous hacking group says it has shut down about 20 Angolan government websites in retaliation for the
jailing of 17 youth activists for plotting a rebellion against President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' government.
The youth, who include prominent rapper, Luaty Beirao, were sentenced on Monday to between two and eight-and-a-half years by a court in the former Portuguese colony.
Anoymous listed the websites it had targeted in a Facebook post as none of the sites were accessible when it checked, AFP news agency reports.
Photo posted by Annonymous on Facebook
The government has not yet commented on the alleged cyber-attack.
Rights groups condemned the sentencing of the 17 as a travesty of justice, and a sign that Mr Dos Santos' government was becoming increasingly repressive.
The activists were arrested in June after discussing a book about non-violent resistance at their book club.
Mr Dos Santos has ruled oil-rich Angola since 1979.
Below are full list of the federal government's websites hacked by the annonymous group which they posted on Facebook
Source: BBC Africa