Stony Stevenson points out an iTnews summary of a security researcher’s account of the cyber-attacks on Estonia last year. The full report [PDF] is also available. We’ve discussed this internet-based conflict in the past. From the report: “In the days leading up to the attack, numerous clues pointed to a large-scale operation that was being planned on the web. Russian-language World wide web discussion forums were abuzz with preparations for an on the web attack. Three days before the expected onslaught, Estonia planned to release the news of the coming strike in hopes that European media attention would oblige the EU to pressure the Kremlin to intervene, whether or not the attacks emanated from the Russian authorities.”
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