The nation of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, found its access to the Internet severed by a massive denial of service attack. The source or motivation of the attack isn t known, but it is believed that the attacks have targeted the country s Ministry of Post and Telecommunication (or PTT) The PTT is the main conduit for Internet traffic in and out of the authoritarian nation. The attack could be politically motivated, though the country is days away from a national election.
Source: https://threatpost.com/massive-denial-service-attack-severs-myanmar-internet-110310/74638/