According to Gawker, Anonymous, the loosely-organised band of hacker activists and vigilantes, attacked the government sites, including that of the president, prime minister, the stock exchange and several ministries, in protest against Tunisia's censorship of access to whistle-blower site Wikileaks, following the Cablegate affair, and for the country's repressive censorship. 
Kwa mujibu wa Gawker, Anonymous, kundi lenye muundo-huru la wanaharakati wenye utaalamu wa kuingilia mawasiliano binafsi ya mtandaoni pamoja na walinzi sungusungu, walishambulia tovuti za serikali, pamoja na ile ya Rais, Waziri Mkuu, soko la hisa na wizara kadhaa, wakipinga kitendo cha Tunisia kuingilia utumiaji wa mtandao maarufu wa kutoa taarifa za siri za serikali duniani uitwao Wikileaks, kufuatia sakata la kuingiliwa kwa mawasiliano ya siri, na dhidi ya uingiliaji wa mitandao binafsi wenye ukandamizaji unaofanywa na nchi hiyo.