Konstantin Goloskov says additional Nashi youth involved in Estonia cyber attacks

Last Updated on Wednesday, 11 March 2009 12:39 Written by admin Wednesday, 11 March 2009 11:54

Konstantin Goloskov acknowledged his role in the Estonia cyber attacks of 2007 early on, however now that State Duma Deputy Sergei Markov has revealed that his assistant launched the attack, Goloskov apparently feels OK about revealing that more of his Nashi colleagues were involved.

The Pro-Kremlin Nashi youth movement have direct ties with key Kremlin advisors and the endorsement of President Medyedev and Prime Minister Putin. It is also financed by the Kremlin who, ironically, has cut their budget for FY 2009. The Nashi won’t be going away anytime soon however:

According to sources within President Vladimir Putin’s administration, “the movement is not to be disbanded in full because the powers-that-be know better than that.” The group will also retain some financial backing. However, authorities aren’t planning on using Nashi for political purposes or mass-demonstrations any longer, and the movement will instead focus on more specific social projects.

The Nashi summer camp Innovation Forum was held on the same weekend as the first cyber attack was launched against Georgian President Saakashvili’s Web site. Sergei Markov attended.

Connect the dots.

UPDATE: As much as I’d like to confirm that the “administration” who cut Nashi’s funding is the Kremlin, a more careful read of the source materials cannot confirm that. It remains likely, but not confirmed, pending more research.