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 has also resulted in the fall of some private websites, has 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, "together with people from the National Cyber Security Center," a Dutch government official said. As it became known, the pages "fell" at 11.00 (hour Greeces) and the attack lasted until the evening.
Among the pages targeted was GeenStijl.nl, a popular one portal which satirizes politicians and religions, as well as the telecommunications company Telford.
Regarding the government pages that were affected, most of the central government's main sites were, but online emergency telephone numbers and channels remained.
It is noted that recently the USA announced the creation one units with the aim of analyzing cyberthreats, to the standards of services active in the area of counter-terrorism.
Source: naftemporiki.gr
