Several ministries or administrations have been the target of denial of service (DDoS) computer attacks. Prime Minister's services quickly spoke on Monday of a cyberattack of "unprecedented intensity" The attack was in fact claimed – in English, Arabic and Russian – by an alliance of hacktivists, computer hackers with a supposed political cause.
The first to open hostilities, the Anonymous Sudan group was quickly joined by the NoName and UserSec groups. All eyes quickly turned to the East.