<div> <div>A series of cyber-attacks have been launched against Thai government websites in response to the recent passage of the Computer Crime Act, which will strengthen state censorship power and online surveillance.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> </div> <div>After the junta’s rubber-stamp National Legislative Assembly (NLA)&nbsp;<a href="http://www.prachatai.com/english/node/6785">approved the amendment to the controversial Computer Crimes Act</a> on 16 December, various government websites have been shut down by cyber-attacks.</div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div>Various actors have claimed responsibility for </div>

<p>A number of government offices were forced to close their doors yesterday after coordinated DDoS or ‘Distributed Denial of Service’ attacks by tour guides, travel agents, hotel owners, taxi-drivers, Grand Palace ‘it’s closed today’ touts, the Patpong ladies ping-pong team and countless others.&nbsp;</p>