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Cyber war, Question 2:

If hackers managed to shut down the Internet, what would happen to normal communication? Would existing telephone networks cope with the additional load? Would there be telephone "blackouts" or rationing?

Posted - February 16, 2017

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  • 5614
    A large amount of commerce is now done online.
      February 16, 2017 9:35 PM MST
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  • 5614
    Normal communication might go uninterrupted since the internet relies on computer servers and you suggest it is an attack on the net and not infrastructure supporting the net. They are intertwined and impact depends on where the attack is and what it is on. This post was edited by O-uknow at February 16, 2017 10:07 PM MST
      February 16, 2017 9:39 PM MST
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  • Good point. I hadn't thought of that.
      February 16, 2017 10:07 PM MST
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