Various Guatemalan government webpages have been disabled after hackers launched a cyberattack early Saturday. The hackers, affiliated with activist group Anonymous, say they are working in support of Indigenous pro-democracy protestors.
Protesters block the Inter-American Highway in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Roadblocks have snarled traffic and disrupted commerce as thousands of people demand the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras. People block the Inter-American Highway in San Lucas Sacatepéquez, Guatemala, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. Roadblocks have snarled traffic and disrupted commerce as thousands of people demand the resignation of Attorney General Consuelo Porras.
The hackers targeted government webpages with floods of automated traffic until they crashed, a technique known as distributed denial-of-service attacks. Webpages for Guatemala’s judicial branch, Department of Agriculture and the General Secretary of the president were targeted, among others. Some pages were quickly reinstated, but others remained down.The attacks come after 13 days of protests and road closures. Thousands of Indigenous people have demanded that Porras and prosecutors Rafael Curruchiche and Cinthia Monterroso, as well as Judge Fredy Orellana, all resign, accusing them of endangering the country’s democracy.
Also on Saturday morning, Miguel Martínez, former official and personal friend of current President Alejandro Giammattei, was surrounded by a throng of protesters as security officers escorted him from a Mass in Antigua, Guatemala. In footage posted on social media, protesters appeared to accuse Martínez of corruption. He is not currently known to be under investigation by the prosecutor’s office.
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