The sites appeared to go back online shortly before 3 p.m. ET.

Cyberattack takes down government websites; 'Anonymous' claims responsibility

By News on the Net CTV News——Bio and Archives--June 17, 2015

Federal government websites were hit by a cyberattack Wednesday and the hacking group Anonymous has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The websites for several federal departments -- including Weather.gc.ca, ServiceCanada.gc.ca and Parl.gc.ca -- went down around the lunch hour ET Wednesday. Many federal employees also lost email service. Some sites, such as National Defence, remained online. More...

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