Russian hackers bring battle to Atlanta’s cyber-realm
Wednesday, August 20th, 2008Since Russia invaded neighboring Georgia two weeks ago, Atlanta’s been the target of several cyberattacks from unidentified hackers who are allegedly operating out of the former Evil Empire.
There was this barrage against Tulip Systems Inc., an Atlanta-based hosting company whose CEO, Nino Doijashvili, was born in that other Georgia. Tulip offered to host Georgia President Mikhail Saakashvili’s website after it was overwhelmed by hackers traced to Moscow and St. Petersburg (that’s Russia, not Florida.) According to a domain lookup, the company is still hosting the site.
Tulip Systems wasn’t the only Atlanta outfit to face a cyberattack. The Atlanta Regional Commission’s website was attacked on Friday, causing Google to post a warning to visitors.
