Blaming Russia for initiating hacking attacks, Estonia was recently reported to have said that its websites have been hit by a series of cyber attacks. Leaders in the capital, Tallinn, claim that many of the attacks have emanated from Russia and are being disseminated by state computer servers in the nation. Nevertheless, Moscow says no to any connection in the attacks.
Nato spokesman James Appathurai was quoted by BBC News as saying,
In the 21st century it’s not just about tanks and artillery. We have sent one of our experts at the request of the Estonian authorities to help them in their defense.
The Baltic nation says the assaults started after the removal of a Soviet war memorial in the capital. Ever since the removal, the two countries have been confined into a clash and Estonia has been flooded with denial-of-service (DoS) attacks for the last three weeks, with websites for the government, banks and political parties noted.
A talking head for NATO, stated the organization had dispatched technical specialists to Estonia to help fight the difficulty. Estonian officers have obstructed access to a few of the servers from outside of the nation to put off additional assaults. The Prime Minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, has straightforwardly laid blame on the Russian govt of being behind the attacks.
