146:, which had been held on the previous day. GreenNet's services were not fully operational again until 10.30 BST on Thursday 7 August. On 9 August there was a second attack, which, while affecting some systems, allowed GreenNet to discover the site which was being targeted. In October 2013, the target was revealed to be the site of investigative reporter
501:
97:
gave GreenNet a grant to enable it to bring a large number of peace groups online, and "After a few years they became one of the first internet service providers in
Britain". GreenNet formed an international link with
502:"Privacy International and Greennet & Others v The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and The Government Communications Headquarters ("GCHQ") [2016] UKIP Trib 14_85-CH"
595:
175:
174:, alleging breach of privacy and breaking into their networks. The case ultimately failed, but GCHQ were forced to admit clandestine hacking activities. GreenNet were shortlisted for
343:
590:
600:
122:
system. It provided the only available cheap and accessible internet access for thousands of individuals and organisations in Africa, South Asia and
Eastern Europe.
248:
449:
50:
A not-for-profit collective established 1985, providing internet services, web design and hosting to supporters of peace, the environment and human rights
585:
523:
131:
103:
568:
610:
376:
99:
560:
283:
232:
143:
325:
605:
94:
554:
483:
93:, England. It was established in 1985 "as an effective and cheap way for environmental activists to communicate". In 1987 the
457:
361:
171:
461:
106:, established in 1990. The registered charity GreenNet Charitable Trust was established in 1994 and owns GreenNet.
163:
86:
139:
135:
430:
412:
394:
220:
36:
271:
159:
355:
279:
228:
119:
147:
118:
gateway, GnFido, which allowed access to basic internet facilities such as email using a
225:
Non-Governmental
Organizations in World Politics: The Construction of Global Governance
299:
579:
249:"An Obscure Peter Gabriel Benefit Concert Helped Bring the Internet to the World"
544:
138:. The attack was later described as a "DNS reflection attack" also known as a
555:
A French study about the major NGOs that includes GreenNet since 2011/2012
115:
524:"ISPA Reveals UK Internet Hero and Villain Shortlist for 2015 Awards"
90:
61:
549:
197:
272:"Introduction: Main communication networks in Africa 2.1 GreenNet"
142:
Several sources initially suspected the attack was linked to the
395:"Cyber Attacks Strike Zimbabweans Around Controversial Election"
167:
377:"Zimbabwe's Presidential Election Accompanied by Cyberattacks"
40:
326:"Zimbabweans Hit By Cyber Attacks During Election - Slashdot"
431:"[Greennet-l] GreenNet service update 9 August 2013"
413:"[Greennet-l] GreenNet service update 7 August 2013"
563:
GreenNet
Educational trust, registered charity no. 1037080
539:
484:"ISPs take GCHQ to court in UK over mass surveillance"
300:"Karen Banks: Internet Hall of Fame Global Connector"
74:
344:"Zimbabwe election hit by hacking and DDoS attacks"
221:"NGOs, networking and the creation of the internet"
70:
54:
46:
32:
24:
550:Mitra Ardron's archive of GreenNet and APC history
596:Internet service providers of the United Kingdom
450:"Brand new gag: the hidden war on press freedom"
350:. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013.
16:English not-for-profit Internet service provider
8:
19:
278:. Edinburgh University Press. p. ix.
132:Association for Progressive Communications
104:Association for Progressive Communications
18:
591:Non-profit organisations based in London
569:Charity Commission for England and Wales
192:
190:
186:
353:
448:Dawson, Tim (October–November 2013).
7:
178:'s Internet Hero of the year 2015.
130:On 1 August 2013, GreenNet and the
601:Pre–World Wide Web online services
198:"About GreenNet: What is GreenNet"
170:, the UK security service, to the
14:
586:Organizations established in 1985
251:. Vice Magazine. 6 September 2016
154:2014 Legal Action on GCHQ Hacking
102:and was a founder member of the
95:Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
375:Eduard Kovacs (7 August 2013).
611:1985 establishments in England
1:
458:National Union of Journalists
172:Investigatory Powers Tribunal
134:(APC) suffered an extensive
627:
545:GreenNet Educational Trust
200:. GreenNet. 5 October 2012
164:Internet Service Providers
162:, GreenNet and five other
360:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
227:. Routledge. p. 96.
87:Internet service provider
276:Africa Bibliography 1995
219:Willetts, Peter (2010).
606:History of the Internet
460:: 14–16. Archived from
306:. Internet Hall of Fame
270:Allen, Chris (1997).
160:Privacy International
114:GreenNet developed a
144:Zimbabwean Elections
85:is a not-for-profit
21:
75:https://gn.apc.org
399:TechWeekEurope UK
120:store-and-forward
80:
79:
618:
572:
528:
527:
520:
514:
513:
511:
509:
498:
492:
491:
480:
474:
473:
471:
469:
464:on 30 March 2014
445:
439:
438:
427:
421:
420:
409:
403:
402:
391:
385:
384:
372:
366:
365:
359:
351:
340:
334:
333:
322:
316:
315:
313:
311:
296:
290:
289:
267:
261:
260:
258:
256:
245:
239:
238:
216:
210:
209:
207:
205:
194:
126:2013 DDoS Attack
22:
626:
625:
621:
620:
619:
617:
616:
615:
576:
575:
559:
536:
531:
526:. 18 July 2015.
522:
521:
517:
507:
505:
500:
499:
495:
482:
481:
477:
467:
465:
447:
446:
442:
435:greennet.org.uk
429:
428:
424:
417:greennet.org.uk
411:
410:
406:
393:
392:
388:
374:
373:
369:
352:
348:theinquirer.net
342:
341:
337:
324:
323:
319:
309:
307:
298:
297:
293:
286:
269:
268:
264:
254:
252:
247:
246:
242:
235:
218:
217:
213:
203:
201:
196:
195:
188:
184:
156:
148:Andrew Jennings
128:
112:
66:
39:
17:
12:
11:
5:
624:
622:
614:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
578:
577:
574:
573:
557:
552:
547:
542:
535:
534:External links
532:
530:
529:
515:
493:
490:. 2 July 2014.
475:
454:The Journalist
440:
422:
404:
386:
367:
335:
317:
304:Inductees 2013
291:
284:
262:
240:
233:
211:
185:
183:
180:
155:
152:
140:spoofed attack
127:
124:
111:
108:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
65:
64:
58:
56:
52:
51:
48:
44:
43:
34:
30:
29:
26:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
623:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
583:
581:
570:
566:
564:
558:
556:
553:
551:
548:
546:
543:
541:
538:
537:
533:
525:
519:
516:
503:
497:
494:
489:
485:
479:
476:
463:
459:
455:
451:
444:
441:
436:
432:
426:
423:
418:
414:
408:
405:
400:
396:
390:
387:
382:
378:
371:
368:
363:
357:
349:
345:
339:
336:
331:
327:
321:
318:
305:
301:
295:
292:
287:
285:9780748608782
281:
277:
273:
266:
263:
250:
244:
241:
236:
234:9781136848537
230:
226:
222:
215:
212:
199:
193:
191:
187:
181:
179:
177:
173:
169:
165:
161:
158:In July 2014
153:
151:
149:
145:
141:
137:
133:
125:
123:
121:
117:
109:
107:
105:
101:
96:
92:
88:
84:
76:
73:
69:
63:
60:
59:
57:
53:
49:
45:
42:
38:
35:
31:
27:
23:
562:
518:
506:. Retrieved
504:. March 2016
496:
487:
478:
466:. Retrieved
462:the original
453:
443:
434:
425:
416:
407:
398:
389:
380:
370:
347:
338:
330:slashdot.org
329:
320:
308:. Retrieved
303:
294:
275:
265:
253:. Retrieved
243:
224:
214:
202:. Retrieved
157:
129:
113:
82:
81:
136:DDoS attack
580:Categories
456:. London:
182:References
37:Non-profit
381:softpedia
89:based in
540:GreenNet
488:Guardian
468:23 April
356:cite web
83:GreenNet
55:Location
20:GreenNet
310:20 June
255:20 June
204:20 June
71:Website
47:Purpose
25:Founded
508:25 May
282:
231:
110:GnFido
91:London
62:London
166:took
510:2017
470:2014
362:link
312:2016
280:ISBN
257:2018
229:ISBN
206:2016
176:ISPA
168:GCHQ
116:Fido
33:Type
28:1985
100:IGC
41:ISP
582::
567:.
486:.
452:.
433:.
415:.
397:.
379:.
358:}}
354:{{
346:.
328:.
302:.
274:.
223:.
189:^
150:.
571:.
565:"
561:"
512:.
472:.
437:.
419:.
401:.
383:.
364:)
332:.
314:.
288:.
259:.
237:.
208:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.