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The first fine for the 2007 cyber attacks

In late April 2007, as riots broke out over the moving of a Soviet war memorial, waves of denial-of-service attacks hit Estonia. Government sites went down, the police site could only be shown as plain text, and banks and media were targets too. In January 2008 a court fined Dmitri Galushkevich, a 20-year-old from Tallinn, 17,500 kroons, about a year's minimum wage. He had attacked the website of Prime Minister Andrus Ansip's Reform Party and government systems from his home between 25 April and 4 May 2007. It was the first penalty for the attacks. Estonian ministers blamed Russia, which denied it. The pin marks Tallinn.

Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today

Eesti keeles

2007. aasta aprilli lõpus, kui Nõukogude sõjamonumendi teisaldamise pärast puhkesid rahutused, tabasid Eestit ummistusrünnete lained. Valitsuse veebilehed kukkusid maha, politsei lehte sai näidata vaid tekstina ning sihtmärgiks olid ka pangad ja meedia. 2008. aasta jaanuaris määras kohus 20-aastasele tallinlasele Dmitri Galuškevitšile 17 500 krooni trahvi, mis vastas umbes aasta miinimumpalgale. Ta oli 25. aprillist 4. maini 2007 oma kodust rünnanud peaminister Andrus Ansipi Reformierakonna veebilehte ja riigi süsteeme. See oli esimene karistus nende rünnete eest. Eesti ministrid süüdistasid Venemaad, kes seda eitas. Kaart näitab Tallinna.

Map of the area around The first fine for the 2007 cyber attacks
59.43724° N, 24.75727° E · Map: Maa- ja Ruumiamet

Source: The Register: 'Estonia fines man for DDoS', 24 January 2008 ↗

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