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Country of Georgia Suffers Widespread Cyberattack

The attack on local web-hosting provider Pro-Service likely politically motivated took out 2,000 websites and the national television station. The attack replaced normal functionality with an image of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili and the words I ll be back sending panic throughout the Caucasian nation. Social media speculation is that Russian hackers are the culprit, according to reports however no firm evidence has been presented. The company aims to have all of the sites functioning normally by the end of day Tuesday.

Source: https://threatpost.com/country-of-georgia-suffers-widespread-cyberattack/149625/

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