A look at some of the cyber attacks carried out in recent years

Some recent international cyber attacks

A look at some known international cyber attacks in recent years:

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Putin orders casinos to cash in their chips as Russian gambling law takes effect

Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips

MOSCOW — Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry — a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.

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Dispute in Facebook turned into fight in real life; 17 yr old killed

Armenian teenager killed after online clash

YEREVAN, Armenia — Police say an Armenian teenager was killed after a dispute on a popular social networking Web site. Interior Ministry spokesman Sayat Shirinian said Wednesday that 17-year-old Tigran Tadevosian died in a hospital shortly after being assaulted by four teenagers on April 26. He said Tadevosian was attacked after he insulted a young woman in a chat room on Odnoklassniki.ru, a widely popular Russian version of Facebook.

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