[UPDATE as at 2:30pm: It looks like Anonymous Africa finally succeeded in hacking the sites, but the hacks aren’t lasting long according to the group]
ANN7 & TheNewAge are currently down again, the team at Datapro are pro, so this may not last long #Gupta #JusticeForWaterkloof
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 15, 2016
In what’s turning out to be a game of “Whose turn is it to be hacked?”, Anonymous Africa tried to take a swipe at the Gupta family today by attempting to take down the ANN7 News and The New Age websites.
At around 11:30am on Wednesday, the group announced over Twitter that it “will target the 2nd most corrupt family in SA (after the Zumas)”.
In 30 min we will target the 2nd most corrupt family in SA (after the Zumas). So sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy.
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 15, 2016
We are going to send a message to the Guptas that almost every single South African has wanted to do since they corrupted the government.
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 15, 2016
15 minutes an we will give @ANN7tv a “Waterkloof high five” from the rest of South Africa. They have wanted this for a long time. #TickTock
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 15, 2016
Still up
Just after 12pm, however, both sites were still up and running smoothly, although Anonymous had successfully hacked the Gupta-owned Sahara Computers website.
Team at Datapro are good. Sahara is still tango down, working on figuring how to get around the bright minds at Datapro for ANN7
— Anonymous Africa (@zim4thewin) June 15, 2016
This is the third hack Anonymous Africa has performed in a space of four days, starting with the SABC on Sunday, the EFF on Monday and ANN7 and The New Age today.