Security News > 2017 > August > Cyberattack Leaves Millions Without Mobile Phone Service in Venezuela (Security Week)
2017-08-11 03:14
A massive cyberattack that took down government websites in Venezuela earlier this week also has left seven million mobile phone users without service, the government said Thursday. A group that calls itself The Binary Guardians claimed responsibility for attacks that targeted the websites of the government, the supreme court and the National Assembly. read more
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