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Ukraine<br />

A series of powerful cyber attacks began 27 June 2017 that swamped websites of<br />

Ukrainian organizations, including banks, ministries, newspapers and electricity firms.<br />

Examples<br />

An operation can be done by anyone anywhere in the world, for it can be performed<br />

thousands of miles away from a target. An attack can cause serious damage to a critical<br />

infrastructure which may result in casualties.<br />

Some attacks are conducted in furtherance of political and social objectives, as the<br />

following examples illustrate:<br />

• In 1996, a computer hacker allegedly associated with the White Supremacist<br />

movement temporarily disabled a Massachusetts ISP and damaged part of the<br />

ISP's record keeping system. The ISP had attempted to stop the hacker from<br />

sending out worldwide racist messages under the ISP's name. The hacker<br />

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