The Irrawaddy (Burma) hit by virus - September 2007

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DATE:
2007-09

AFFECTED COUNTRIES:
Burma

AFFECTED SITES:
irrawaddy.org

EFFECT OF ATTACKS:
n/a

SOURCE COUNTRY:
n/a

ALLEGED ATTACKERS:
Burmese government

TYPE OF ATTACK:
virus

ATTACK SPECIFICS:
n/a

EVENT DESCRIPTION:
"A Trojan virus infected the site at the height of monk-led protests against military rule in Burma. … The Irrawaddy Web site reported extensively on the demonstrations and posted numerous images and videos provided by so-called 'citizen journalists' inside the country." (1)

URLS:
1. http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=14294

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