Burmese monk in exile's site DDoSed - January 2009

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DATE:
2009-01

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Burma, Sri Lanka, China, Russia, India

AFFECTED SITES:
ashin-mettacara.com

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a

SOURCE COUNTRY:
China, Russia, India?

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
"pro-military hackers who are currently studying in China and Russia" (2)

TYPE OF ATTACK:
DDoS

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
Site of Burmese monk in exile Ashin Mettacara attacked twice in the span of a few days. Website in Sri Lanka. The source countries seem like guesses.

URLS:
1. http://www.ashinmettacara.org/2009/03/burma-sri-lanka-based-myanmar-media.html
2. http://www.ashinmettacara.org/2009/01/burma-myanmar-sri-lanka-based-burmese.html

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