The government of Syria apparently hit a “kill switch” for the country’s Internet Thursday. The country’s broadband Internet connections remained offline more than 24 hours later. Many of Syria’s private branch exchange (PBX) telephone networks and mobile networks were also offline. The outage may be a direct response by the government of President Bashar al-Assad to recent tactical victories by rebels. The blackout has driven members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous to intensify their efforts in support of Syrian activists and rebels. An update Friday called on its supporters to launch DDoS attacks against Syrian embassies in Beijing and Australia.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/syria-hits-internet-kill-switch-blackout-continues