Retro Yakking

Just as Retro Yakking (and security minister Lord West) predicted, areas of the web have been sent into lockdown by a group of Russian hackers.

Twitter, Facebook and a number of other websites were unavailable for up to two hours, sending users into hysterics and briefly halting existence as we know it.

The target, it has been confirmed, was a particular pro-Georgia blogger known as Cyxymu. As of right now, his blog is unavailable, presumably due to the mass bandwidth surge caused by this incident. However, his Twitter account, at least, is back up and running.

My twitter is online! Thank you all for support after ciber attack from Russia! — Cyxymu via Twitter

Though the attack was not aimed at British users, it had a ripple effect on the web-wide-world as the Eastern Europeans brought parts of the Internet — or at least, the most important parts — to a complete standstill.

It’s a little over a month since James Bond was tracked down by hostile Russians via Facebook, and this incident will do nothing to settle fears over the security of social networking websites, in particular for members of the Secret Services.

I was unfortunately unable to speak with Stephen Fry about his new haircut. Still, at least I got to spend the afternoon with my mother, by which I mean one of my business associates. — James Bond on Twitter

Unfortunately for Bond, he was once again captured due to his Blackberry crashing at the exact moment Q was attempting to send him a message that the Russians were hiding in the plantpots. Britain would have deployed their most potent hacker to counter the attack, but he is currently on trial in the United States.

Security boffins are currently deciding whether or not to continue transmitting vital information via Facebook. And also whether to purchase the cheese or the tuna sandwich at the deli counter.

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