An analysis by Arbor Networks' Jose Nazario has concluded that the distributed denial of service attacks targeting Estonia websites beginning in late April were not the work of the Russian government.
"We see signs of Russian nationalism at work here, but no Russian government connection," Nazario told Heise Security. "None of the sources we have analyzed from around the world show a clear line from Moscow to Tallinn; instead, it's from everywhere around the world to Estonia."
The article also notes "there was no apparent attempt to target national critical infrastructure other than internet resources."
Sadly, this dashes THREAT LEVEL's hopes of seeing our own made up infowar term on a CNN graphic. Since we put it out a week ago, a few more hyperbolic cyberterror gems have surfaced in the coverage of the Estonia packet floods -- The First War in Cyberspace!, The Future Of Warfare! (exclamation points added) -- but the only writer to adopt our Cybarmageddon!was Bruce Sterling. We'll let you know if it turns up in his next novel.
Previously: Estonia DDoS Attacks Make Tech Reporters Into Daring War Correspondents