It’s strange to even see articles that talk about this topic. Currently though, it looks like this could definitely happen between Estonia and Russia. If a real war does break out between Estonia and Russia, then chances are similar things will happen in other places as well. The scary part is that the kinds of attacks being discussed are things that teenagers could do with the current tools available. Does that mean teenagers could cause a real war? I sure hope not.

Cyber warfare has long been the stuff of Hollywood hype, but recent events suggest the internet is becoming a theatre for genuine international conflict. Estonia, the e-commerce-centric former Soviet state, recently accused Russia of launching a series of debilitating attacks on its infrastructure. It’s the first time a sovereign state has accused another nation of an act of cyber war, and has sparked deep concern. “We aren’t pointing the finger at anyone in particular, not yet,” a Nato spokesperson told PC Pro. “This attack was unprecedented in both scale and the impressive way it was co-ordinated, and has serious implications. The secretary general has spoken to the Estonian president and we’ve sent an expert to Estonia to monitor the attacks.”[more]

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