Anonymous blocks Colombian Senate website

The Colombian Senate website was blocked Tuesday by hackers under the name Anonymous Colombia.

According to the group’s Twitter account, the attack was in protest of the Law of 201, a provision of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which seeks to strengthen intellectual property rights.

“Internet is a fundamental medium for people where everything is possible and where all are free and equal,” Anonymous Colombia posted on their Twitter account.

In a series of posts today, the group specifically attacked the Interior Minister German Vargas Lleras for his role in including the copyright clause in the FTA legislation.

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