BBC: A large number of websites of the Dutch government "threw out" a large-scale cyber-attack that took place on Tuesday, as confirmed.
As reported in his publication with the BBC, the attack, which also resulted in the drop of some private websites, highlighted the vulnerability of public infrastructure.
The incident takes place as the US strengthens their cyberweights and after warnings of targeting websites of the French authorities.
Dutch MPs demanded that the country's government take steps to ensure that government sites can withstand such attacks in the future.
In a statement, the Dutch government confirmed that it was the target of a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), where servers are flooded with traffic, causing problems in their load.
The incident is being investigated by experts, "along with people from the National Cyber-Security Center," said a Dutch government official. As it became known, the pages "fell" at 11.00 (Greece time) and the attack lasted until the evening.
Among the pages targeted were GeenStijl.nl, a popular portal that satirizes politicians and religions, as well as the company of the Telford telecommunications site.
As for the government pages that were affected, it was most of the main central government sites, however they remained online telephones and communication channels extraordinary emergency.
It is noted that recently the USA announced the creation of a unit to analyze cyber threats, on the model of services active in the field of counter-terrorism.
Source: naftemporiki.gr