If they attacked Q directly, it would've been very obvious so they attacked 8chan in general. This probably won't get the board taken down in the US, but NZ, AUS, the Brits, etc. have no problem blocking and censoring websites.
They don't want an awakening in their own countries and they don't want their citizens to know what they did with Hussein, HRC and the rest of the cabal. The DECLAS has them very scared.