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Russia Accused of Cyber-War Against Estonia

Posted by kdawson on from the deniability dept.

earthlingpink writes about the ongoing DDoSing of Estonia. The Guardian is reporting that Russia stands accused of engaging in a three-week-long series of cyber-attacks. Government, banking, and media websites have been targeted. It is unclear whether the attacks are sanctioned or initiated by the Russian Government, but Estonian authorities believe that to be the case. NATO has sent security experts to Tallinn to help beef up defenses. The Estonian defense minister said, "At present, NATO does not define cyber-attacks as a clear military action. This means that the provisions of... collective self-defense, will not automatically be extended to the attacked country... this matter needs to be resolved in the near future."

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  1. I can confirm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    As an American-Estonian (1/3 Estonian on my Mother's side), I can confirm that Russia has been attacking my programming project, making it impossible to debug. And THAT boss is why the project isn't done yet! What can I do when all of Russia is against me?

    Where did I hear about this attack? Uh.. slashd... an on-line news source specializing in technical news of course!

    1. Re:I can confirm by mfarah · · Score: 5, Funny

      As an American-Estonian (1/3 Estonian on my Mother's side),

      How can you be ONE THIRD something? I'd understand 1/2 or 1/4 or 1/8 (etc.)

      Or, perhaps, you're 1/3 SWEDISH. }:->

      (I know I'd be downmodded for this, but I HAD to say it)

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      - Sledge Hammer
    2. Re:I can confirm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      1/3 is binary 0.0101010101... , so obviously his grandfather, great-great-grandfather, great-great-great-great-grandfather and (great-great-)^n grandfather are all Estonian, while the rest of his relatives are completely !Estonian.

  2. Re:Oh yeah? by discord5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Does this mean that get a ping wrong and it's not simply packets that might be coming back the other way?

    That's why in Hunt for Red October, Sean Connery says "ping -c 1 sub.navy.mil" (or simply "One ping only")

    That joke worked so well in my head :-(

  3. hello brawling estonians and russians by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    i would like to open this nationalistic chest thumping thread with an exhortation from the rest of us here at slashdot: please be extremely hysterical and hot-headed and entertaining

    please be accusing each other's mothers of various acts of bestiality and extreme promiscuity, and do not go lightly on the creative threats of violence, including skewering the eyes with pokers, and the twisting of testicles in various farm machinery. proper english grammar is optional, in fact, it is better if your english grammar is nonexistent

    ok, my popcorn is ready, any russian want to respond to the above estonian?

    go!

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  4. Re:Why Is This In Politics??!!! by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 4, Funny

    The world does not evolve around America kiddy wink! Of course not. Real Americans don't believe in evolution.