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Georgia Accuses Russia of Conducting Cyber-Warfare

by Tim Stevens on August 12, 2008 at 09:26 AM

Georgia Claims Sites Attacked by Russian Hackers

The conflict with the former Soviet state of Georgia continues to rumble with Russian forces still on the offensive. But,in this modern conflict, Georgia is also claiming Russian assaults on a very different battlefield: cyberspace. Georgian officials are accusing Russian forces of engaging in attacks against official sites, like that of the Georgian Ministry of Defense, which was knocked offline over the weekend.

As of now, the sites are back up, but this is thanks to the work of Georgian (Information Technology) IT folks doing their best to thwart the attackers. It remains to be seen, however, whether the attackers are acting as part of a concerted effort by the Russian government, or are instead led by Russian nationalists letting their pride get the best of them, as was the case in last summer's the Estonian cyber attacks. [Source: CNet News]

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