Information Society Watch

September 2007, Wired News

This article details the recent attack on Estonian Internet by hackers allegedly at the behest of the Russian government. Estonia is a highly wired country, which means that it is always on the map of potential hackers and cyber terrorists. This article dwells on the intricacies on the two week episode and gives an in-depth analysis of the way the attacks occurred, as well as the measures taken by the administration to stem the tide of the attack. What happened in August when virtually all vital cyber installations were bombarded with large amounts of data, leading to suspension of Internet services for almost two weeks, was unprecedented and something which played out like a real war, albeit over the Internet.

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