14 DAY TRIAL // The official website of the Tunisian government was defaced by members of Anonymous in sign of protest to on-going Internet censorship in the country.
People trying to access the website earlier today were greeted by an image of the Anonymous Guy Fawkes mask and an announcement that read "this domain has been seized in the name of #ANTISEC."
ANTISEC refers to a campaign started by LulzSec last week which involves attacking the online assets of government agencies and affiliated organizations.
Despite sharing the same name, the campaign has nothing to do with the original Antisec Movement launched by hackers who oppose the computer security industry.
"Greetings Government of Tunisia. Over the past few months you've ignored demands from Anonymous to withdraw from your quest for internet censorship, despite many attacks [...].
"With recent events, more and more have joined Anon, only to prove that for each fallen Anon, there are many. In the heights of #ANTISEC, people from all over the world will join united against corrupt governments [...] and fight for the truth," a message left on the compromised site reads.
The Tunisian government is well known for its Internet censoring activities, especially during the regime of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But, despite his ousting and a complete change in government, many sites still remain blocked in the Arab country.
As mentioned in the defacement, this isn't the first time when Anonymous attacks the government of Tunisia. The group launched an extensive campaign during the Tunisian Jasmine Revolution in support to Tunisian bloggers and online activists.
During that period, the Tunisian Internet authority, having control of the country's Internet gateways, launched man-in-the-middle attacks against Facebook, Gmail and Yahoo users in order to steal their passwords and hijack their social media accounts.