Is something happening with the internet?

[harbinger]

In lay-mans' terms please. Mine crashed a while back (just with DNS).

What is a cyber attack?

Ummm..... No? The internet is just fine..... And presumably you got on to post this?

Yes, there has been a big cyber-attack today. Supposed to have slowed the net.

Dur. Fine now. Would a cyber attack bring everything to a standstill?

Yes
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/biggest-cyberattack-in-history-slows-down-global-internet-after-quarrel-between-webhosting-company-and-antispam-group-8551815.html

News story here

As a very mundane example, what would happen if I was purchasing or banking over the internet?

Could anybody explain fully and simply?

What about power stations and MOD stuff? Would they be okay?

It's fascinating in a rather way.

really good explanation of what's going on.

Thanks OYBBK .What the H*ll are they trying to prove/do? I think that I will direct that to both 'sides'!

Always love your weather analysis and have sometimes chipped in.

It's getting turned off to have its wires polished. They need to plug the Hoover in.

Harbinger, I remember your name on the weather threads occasionally :)

What would I do if I couldn't get access to the weather models?

That funny thing called a land line phone?

OYBBY you'd be st*ffed!

I would :( I'd have to go round muttering things like:
"Red sky at night....."
And
"rain before seven....."

OYBBK and watching leaves/ seaweed dry out.

Watching the moon.

Howling? [bugrin]

Awoooooooooo!!!!!!

How does it go?

Aah' that looks like them there foxes. They're a bit frisky. Havn't had the normal noises in January.