The website of the Confederation of African
Football (CAF) was hacked by a Russian group protesting the ongoing
African Cup of Nations in Gabon.
Calling themselves ‘New World
Hackers’, the group took down the CAF website over the weekend, claiming
it is in protest of Gabon hosting the ongoing Cup of African Nations.
“Gabon is a country of dictatorship,” a member of the group told BBC Sport.
Protests
have sprung up in the country hosting the biennal Afcon tourney, with
protestors unhappy with the government of Ali Bongo, who won disputed
elections last year and has been accused of hanging onto power.
The group told the BBC they hacked the website of Total as well – the oil company are sponsoring this year’s tournament.
‘New World Hackers’ say their hack is in solidarity with the Gabonese protesting the tourney.
“Caf
has taken action but we can’t certify 100% it will not happen again,”
Junior Binyam, the governing body’s communications director, told BBC
Sport.
“Even CIA servers are hacked.”
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