Amawebhusayithi amaningi e-ejensi kahulumeni e-Taiwan ahloselwe ama-DDO ngoLwesibili. Amanye amawebhusayithi, okuhlanganisa nawomongameli wase-Taiwan, akhishwe ku-inthanethi ngenxa yalokho.
Uhulumeni waseTaiwan ubika kuFacebook ukuthi amawebhusayithi amaningi kahulumeni abeyizisulu zokuhlaselwa kwe-DDO ngoLwesibili. Ngokusho kukahulumeni waseTaiwan, amanye amawebhusayithi athole izikhathi ezingama-200 kunethrafikhi evamile. Uhulumeni ubhala ukuthi lokhu kuhlasela kuvela ngaphandle kwaseTaiwan.
Ukuhlasela kwe-ddos kuza phakathi kwezingxabano ezikhulayo phakathi kweChina, iTaiwan ne-United States. USomlomo weNdlu yaseMelika uNancy Pelosi uzovakashela eTaiwan ngoLwesibili kulokho iChina ekubona njengokucasulwa. I-China ayikugunyazanga ukuvakashelwa futhi amasosha abekwe uqaphile, ngokusho koMnyango Wezokuvikela waseChina.
I-China nayo ibhekelwa ukuhlaselwa kwe-ddos. Ngokusho kwamaReuters, abacwaningi bezokuphepha bakholelwa ukuthi mhlawumbe kwakungeyena uhulumeni waseShayina, kodwa “abaqaphi bama-hacktivist” baseChina abazenzela ngokwabo. Amawebhusayithi manje abuyile ku-inthanethi.