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In May of 2007, [[Russia]] was accused of conducting a three week cyber-terrorism attack on the small [[Baltic]] country of [[Estonia]]. The terror attacks came as the two countries were embroiled in their worst dispute since the end of the [[Cold War]]. The dispute was over Estonia removing a statue to honor the oppressive, murderous [[Red Army]] in their capital [[Tallinn]].  In response to this, Russia began a campaign of cyber-attacks which disabled government websites; including [[military]] websites, newspapers, companies, banks and other parts of the Estonian cyber-infrastructure.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/17/westonia117.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref> Although there has not been solid evidence, Estonian officials traced IP addresses to computers in Russian government offices, including one in President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s office, and believe that some of the attacks may have been done through hijacked computers<ref>''Cyberterrorism has become a reality'' [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/277054/cyberterrorism_has_become_a_reality.html Associated Content] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>. Evidence also suggests that the cyber-attacks may have also been carried out by ordinary people equipped with instructions from Russian websites<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/18/westonia18.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>. The attacks on Estonia urged the country to call on organizations like [[NATO]], and the [[EU]], to develop responses to this new 21st century national security threat.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/18/westonia18.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>

In May of 2007, [[Russia]] was accused of conducting a three week cyber-terrorism attack on the small [[Baltic]] country of [[Estonia]]. The terror attacks came as the two countries were embroiled in their worst dispute since the end of the [[Cold War]]. The dispute was over Estonia removing a statue to honor the oppressive, murderous [[Red Army]] in their capital [[Tallinn]].  In response to this, Russia began a campaign of cyber-attacks which disabled government websites; including [[military]] websites, newspapers, companies, banks and other parts of the Estonian cyber-infrastructure.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/17/westonia117.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref> Although there has not been solid evidence, Estonian officials traced IP addresses to computers in Russian government offices, including one in President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s office, and believe that some of the attacks may have been done through hijacked computers<ref>''Cyberterrorism has become a reality'' [http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/277054/cyberterrorism_has_become_a_reality.html Associated Content] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>. Evidence also suggests that the cyber-attacks may have also been carried out by ordinary people equipped with instructions from Russian websites<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/18/westonia18.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>. The attacks on Estonia urged the country to call on organizations like [[NATO]], and the [[EU]], to develop responses to this new 21st century national security threat.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/05/18/westonia18.xml Daily Telegraph] Accessed July 18 2007</ref>

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*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_page_id=1965&in_article_id=457504 Attack of the cyber terrorists] [[Daily Mail]] May 24 2007

*[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/technology/technology.html?in_page_id=1965&in_article_id=457504 Attack of the cyber terrorists] [[Daily Mail]] May 24 2007