>> i asked what's going on? the same thing. >> you suspected the cyber assault? >> yes. that was clear that it's not back. >> while the u.s. election was a new target, russia has been waging cyber warfare for years and one of its most frequent targets was its neighbors. the 2007 attack left astonians with no news websites, no government websites. very little information. >> and people started asking what's going on? who's in charge? >> electronic banking at atm's and online, which at the time accounted for the vast majority of all transactions in astonia, was completely down. >> people were scared. and we were by then rather