Conviction in 2007 Estonia Cyber Attack

An Estonian court has convicted the first individual in the 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia.

"Dmitri Galushkevich used his home PC to launched a denial-of-service attack that knocked down the Web site for the political party of Estonia's prime minister for several days..."

He was fined 17,500 kroons (approx. US$ 1,642).

The motive for the attack was to protest the relocation by the Estonian government of a statue to Russian war veterans.

Student Convicted in Attack Against Estonian Web Site

Another article on the conviction is available at:

Estonia convicts first 'cyber-war' hacker: prosecutors