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Off-topic and Chatter: The Jolly Boar Inn => General Chatter - The Boozer => Topic started by: Jubal on April 22, 2011, 07:17:17 AM

Title: Pensioner cuts off entire country from internet
Post by: Jubal on April 22, 2011, 07:17:17 AM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13158351 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13158351)

Here she is:
(http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/52296000/jpg/_52296602_georgiancrop.jpg)

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A 75-year-old Georgian woman who says she has never even heard of the internet is facing a possible prison sentence for single-handedly cutting off the web to an entire country.

Georgian police arrested Hayastan Shakarian after she allegedly hacked through a fibre optic cable that runs through Georgia to Armenia, while digging for copper.

With one stroke, the pensioner plunged 90% of internet users in Armenia into online darkness for nearly 12 hours.

The episode is a timely reminder that all it takes in our hi-tech world to shut down thousands of companies for a day is a determined old lady with a spade.

Honestly, you couldn't make it up.  :D

Title: Pensioner cuts off entire country from internet
Post by: Silver Wolf on April 22, 2011, 09:33:34 AM

She's my new hero. :D