Falklands Counter Strike: British hackers attack Argentinian developer's website

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Falklands/Malvinas dispute moved into cyberspace this week, as British hackers attacked an Argentine game in which the country's police fight to reclaim the territory from British "terrorists". And now Fernando Llorente, a spokesman for the company, has revealed: "Two of our websites were attacked using DDoS during the day, with hackers trying to saturate our server's connection." Recently Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner has said the Falklands, or Malvinas in Spanish, should be given back to her country, but a plebiscite on the tiny islands confirmed the people there wanted to remain British.