The culprits might be very easy to find. The digital activists at Anonymous are taking credit for the attack, and say it's a response to the passing of Canada's Bill C-51 into law. The measure is ostensibly meant to fight terrorism, but critics argue that it gives the government overly broad powers to spy on residents and restrict free speech. If Anonymous is true to its word, there's more than a little irony in the situation -- C-51 will have caused more problems than it solved, at least in the short term.

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