Internet: "Biggest Cyber Attack in History" According to the Experts

11 years ago - March 29, 2013

Internet is a global slowdown since Wednesday, experts said after one of the most serious cyber attacks in the history of computer network. In Mauritius, several sectors are directly affected by the problem.

Disruption is global. News sites such as BBC and LeMonde.fr show a significant slowdown on the Internet due to a cyberattack. The attack targeted Spamhaus, Swiss firm that helps courier companies to track unwanted content. It is, according LeMonde.fr "a blockage of a service by a very large number of unsolicited connections."

The BBC is, in turn, shows that it is Cyberbunker Dutch company specializing in web hosting, which is in the sight of Spamhaus. The latter is suspected of harboring sites producing "spam"(unsolicited content on the sites or in emails). In a statement to the New York Times, Sven Olaf Kamphuis, who said spokesman hackers, says Cyberbunker wanted revenge Spamhaus that"undue influence."

Foreign sites which are also Orange.fr state of the global nature of the cyberattack that has declared Wednesday, March 27.

In Mauritius, several companies operate at idle since yesterday. The Mauritius Telecom, the leading provider of Internet in Mauritius, puts it down to severed cables in Egypt. "After a break at the submarine cable fiber optic Alexandria in northern Egypt, the service Internet in Mauritius is undergoing a slowdown, " MT advance in a statement issued in the afternoon of Wednesday, March 27.

"Our engineers are connected with our internet service providers abroad to monitor the situation. Note that countries in Africa and Asia are also affected by these cuts cable. Mauritius Telecom apologizes for any inconvenience and rely on the understanding of its subscribers, "can be read also in the statement.

A situation that severely hampers the link between foreign companies and Mauritius. The offshore BPO and other sectors to be permanently connected with abroad through Internet, are affected by a slowdown plaguing the network.

"Everything is idling. We do not have access to the virtual private network and we are not able to communicate properly with companies based in Paris, " reflects an accountant for a firm based in Curepipe.

We learn that Africa Digital Bridges Ltd was already aware of the cut cables in Egypt since last Friday. She had already switched to another network. This enables the company to meet its commitment supplying to its customers, until Wednesday, March 27, when the result of the cyber attack have been felt.

Text by lexpress.mu

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