Massive DDoS Cuts Myanmar Off From Net

Trailrunner7 writes "The nation of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, found its access to the Internet severed by a massive denial of service attack, according to a report by Arbor Networks. The source or motivation of the attack isn't known, but it is believed that the distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have targeted the country's Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (or PTT), the main conduit for Internet traffic in and out of the authoritarian nation."

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Posting it on slashdot

[ewhenn]

... will help them out.

clever attempt at social engneering for more /dot effect! :P

Re:Burma

[Orga]

The U.S.? You yourself use outdated names for nations. Please refer to the United Federation of Conglomerated Corporations properly.

Re:Burma

[ElectricTurtle]

As far as I'm concerned, Burma is simply the English name. Just like English speakers say 'France' or formally 'French Republic' instead of 'Republique Francaise', and the Germans call it 'Frankreich'. If people want to read a bunch of chauvinism into it that's their problem, but be sure to wag your finger at every other language that has different names for countries. And I expect you to start calling Norway 'Norge', Greece 'Hellas', Sweden 'Sverige', etc. etc. you politically correct twit.