
The British police are looking for unknown hackers who made an attack on the servers of one of the oldest British Internet providers last week, Cloud Nine. As a result, the company simply ceased to exist, and eight of its employees were left without work. According to Emeric Miszti, one of the founders of Cloud Nine, the provider would have to spend too much time to restore work, so the company simply decided to stop working.
This is the first case in history when any company is forced to close as a result of a hacker attack, the Computer notes.
This case is investigated by the police, however, the authorities recognize the authorities, there are practically no chances to find attackers. Judging by how the attack was methodically and carefully prepared, the hackers are unlikely to have made sure that the et of traces.
According to Mishti, the attack was preparing for several months: "Their goal was to study the structure of our networks, determine key servers and find out their throughput. After that they were able to strike the desired force." Who is behind this attack, and why did he need this, Mishti does not represent.