Yeah, We Broke the Internet: The Inside Story of the Biggest Attack Ever

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Sven Olaf Kamphuis says his group was behind this week’s massive Internet attack. He also says it was completely justified—and kind of blamed the Jews. Eli Lake on the Web’s weirdest war.

Published Mar. 28 2013 4:45AM EDT

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It’s still unclear who is behind one of the biggest attacks in Internet history, one that’s disrupting service for millions of users and has created an information superhighway traffic jam across the globe.

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What is becoming clear is that the attack is an outgrowth of a little-known, but highly explosive war...

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Yeah, We Broke the Internet: The Inside Story of the Biggest Attack Ever

Sven Olaf Kamphuis says his group was behind this week’s massive Internet attack. He also says it was completely justified—and kind of blamed the Jews. Eli Lake on the Web’s weirdest war.

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