On TechRepublic: 10 things every geek should know
BNET Business Network:
BNET
TechRepublic
ZDNet

By Tom Espiner ZDNet.co.uk
Posted on ZDNet News: Jan 29, 2009 8:50:31 AM

Central Asian country Kyrgyzstan is under cyberattack, according to Information Warfare Monitor.

The attacks bear similarities to attacks launched by Russia against Estonia and Georgia.

Since last week Kyrgyzstan has been under a "massive denial of service attack", according to Information Warfare Monitor. Three out of four ISPs have been put out of action, while upstream providers in Russia and Kazakhstan have refused traffic due to the scale of the attacks.

Credit: Kyrgyzstan under cyberattack was originally published on ZDNet.co.uk.

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 16 Talkback(s)
He's helping to stop it
By not leaking to much information about it to the public, obviously.





But seriously, you're right. It might not have been a software attack. It could have been something else, in which case it isn't a Windows problem.... (Read the rest)
Posted by: AzuMao Posted on: 02/03/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Me thinks russia thinks they are too small and need more terrirtory  Been_Done_Before | 01/29/09
Whose weapons?  kozmcrae | 01/29/09
Do you still get viruses on Windows? Thats pretty old now.  Cayble | 02/02/09
Agreed  AzuMao | 02/03/09
They actually have electricity and computers - SHOCKER!  Christian_<>< | 01/29/09
"Or"?  AzuMao | 02/03/09
RE: Kyrgyzstan under cyberattack  everlong1018 | 01/29/09
And the ammunition for this cyberwar?  kozmcrae | 01/29/09
Yes, it would be so much better if the Weapon was Linux.  Cayble | 02/02/09
Verification?  ryumaou@... | 02/03/09
He's helping to stop it  AzuMao | 02/03/09
correction  pgit | 02/03/09
RE: Kyrgyzstan under cyberattack  thebrettd | 01/29/09
RE: Kyrgyzstan under cyberattack  Don_Quixote | 01/29/09
But how will the get their porn and operate their scams?  tenimotsu | 01/29/09
RE: methinks they want more territory  ca1ic0cat | 01/30/09

What do you think?

advertisement
advertisement

White Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads