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Cyber Attack Isolates Burma From Global Networks
Thursday, November 04, 2010 | Comments: 0
By Siyabonga Ntshingila ;
The reclusive state of Burma, also known as Mynamar, has been cut off from
global networks after a massive cyber attack on its national systems.
The attack comes as the country builds up to elections on Sunday that have
been dismissed by pro-democracy advocates.
It is believed to have started late in October before escalating in the past
two days.
Some believe the attack is being orchestrated by the country’s ruling
military junta as a means of restricting the flow of information outside the
country.
The attack has taken the form of a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
which works by flooding a designated target with an overwhelming amount of
data.
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Morocco captures two foreign-led Al Qaida cells
CAIRO - Morocco has reported the dismantling of two Al Qaida cells.
The Moroccan Interior Ministry said two cells linked to Al Qaida have been
captured. The ministry said the cells were composed of four and five
members, respectively, and led from abroad.
“As part of sustained efforts made to fight terrorism, the security services
recently dismantled two terrorist cells, composed of four and five members
respectively, including a Yemeni national closely linked to Al Qaida
organization and wanted by his country, as well as two former convicts who
were sentenced on terror charges,” an Interior Ministry statement said.
The statement, released on Oct. 29, identified the first cell as the Sahrawi
Jihad Front. The ministry said the group, led by a former resident of Italy,
was planning insurgency attacks to advance the interests of the
Algerian-backed Polisario movement in Western Sahara.
“Investigations revealed that the first cell, dubbed the Sahrawi Jihad
Front, led by an extremist, former Italian resident and pro-Polisario, was
planning to commit terrorist acts,” the ministry said.
This marked the third time over the last two months that Morocco has
announced the capture of an Al Qaida cell. So far, the North African kingdom
has not reported any attacks by the Islamic insurgency network.
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