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Vanuatu: Hackers strand Pacific island government for over a week [View all]
Vanuatu's government has been knocked offline for more than 11 days after a suspected cyber-attack on servers in the country.
The hack has disabled the websites of the Pacific island's parliament, police and prime minister's office.
It has also taken down the email system, intranet and online databases of schools, hospitals and other emergency services as well as all government services and departments.
The shutdown has left the nation's population - about 315,000 people living across several islands - scrambling to carry out basic tasks like paying tax, invoicing bills and getting licences and travel visas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63632129
The hack has disabled the websites of the Pacific island's parliament, police and prime minister's office.
It has also taken down the email system, intranet and online databases of schools, hospitals and other emergency services as well as all government services and departments.
The shutdown has left the nation's population - about 315,000 people living across several islands - scrambling to carry out basic tasks like paying tax, invoicing bills and getting licences and travel visas.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-63632129