Estonia Alleges Russia Tied to Attack

TALLINN, Estonia – Estonia’s defense minister said Thursday there was a possibility that the Russian government was involved in cyber attacks against the Baltic nation’s Web sites this month.

The evidence collected so far did not prove “a governmental role, but it indicates a possibility” of Russian involvement, Defense Minister Jaak Aaviksoo told The Associated Press.

He said more than 1 million computers worldwide have been used in recent weeks to attack Estonian Web sites since a dispute arose with Moscow over Estonia’s moving of a Soviet-era war memorial from downtown Tallinn.