The state websites for Maine and New Hampshire were both briefly knocked down today by a purported Russian hacking group.

How often does this kind of thing happen? Turns out it’s so common, that a real-time map of worldwide attacks looks like some kind of crazy video game. And this visualization shows only a small number of the actual attacks, according to Norse Corporation, which built the tool.

Dan MacLeod is the executive editor of the Bangor Daily News. He's an Orland native who now lives in Unity. He's been a journalist since 2008, and previously worked for the New York Post and the Brooklyn...

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