New developments in Estonian cyber attacks

Some may have interpreted as a joke, as the deputy from Putin's Unified Russia party commented on a cybercrime panel.

However, his comments may further ignite tensions between Estonia and Russia.

According to Radio Free Europe, during a discussion on information war fare Markov stated: "About the cyberattack on Estonia... don't worry, that attack was carried out by my assistant. I won't tell you his name, because then he might not be able to get visas,"

Though the Russian government denies the allegations, Estonian ministers still blamed them for instigating the attacks. However, up until now one person has been charged in the attack.

Estonian ministers blamed Russian government for instigating the attacks, an accusation the Kremlin robustly denied at the time. Only one person has ever been charged over the attack, a member of Estonia's ethnic Russian minority.

The attacks in 2007 swamped websites of the Estonian parliament, media outlets, ministries and banks.