Ingushetiyaru DDoSed - January 2010

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DATE:
2010-01

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Russia, Ingushetia

AFFECTED SITES:
ingushetiyaru.org

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
Servers overrun, site down

SOURCE COUNTRY:
Russia

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
BlackEnergy botnet, RBN

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
On its LiveJournal blog, the opposition group Ingushetiyaru says the reason was for "the publication of objective and accurate information about events in Ingushetia and in the North Caucasus as a whole, as well as criticism of the regional authorities and actions of power structures." (1, translated)

URLS:
1. http://ingushetiya-ru.livejournal.com/710568.html
2. http://www.ingushetiyaru.org/news/21112.html
3. http://intelfusion.net/wordpress/2009/08/31/rbn-connection-to-ingushetia-ddos-attacks-provides-insight-into-how-the-rf-conducts-cyber-warfare/
4. http://www.rightsinrussia.info/home/human-rights-week-by-week/2010/january-2010
5. http://blogs.forbes.com/firewall/2010/04/12/blurring-the-boundaries-between-cybercrime-and-politically-motivated-attacks/

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