Chinese Hackers Shut Down Afghanistan Government Websites

December 24, 2014

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On December 23, 2014, Chinese hackers successfully shut down all Afghanistan government websites by targeting its main Content Delivery Network (CDN). The attack reportedly targeted the Afghan Ministry of Communications and IT, but triggered a domino effect that crashed the entire network.

Source: Techworm.net, December 23, 2014.

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