In July 2023, Spanish police arrested three alleged members of the group suspected of participating in DDoS attacks targeting public institutions and strategic sectors in Spain and other NATO countries. European and U.S. law enforcement have disrupted the operations of NoName057(16), the pro-Russian hacker group known for launching large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against Ukraine and its allies. NoName057(16) emerged at the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and is known for coordinating relatively simple but disruptive DDoS attacks, often carried out with help from hundreds of volunteers. The group used pro-Russian channels, forums, and niche chat groups on social media and messaging apps to share calls to action, post tutorials and updates, and to recruit volunteers. In a joint international effort called Operation Eastwood, police targeted more than 100 servers allegedly used by the group and took down a major part of its central infrastructure, Europol said in a statement on Wednesday. In addition to a network of more than 4,000 supporters, the group built a botnet comprising several hundred servers to amplify its attacks, authorities said. Swiss authorities said the hackers were behind cyberattacks during President Volodymyr Zelensky’s address to the Swiss Parliament in 2023 and the Ukraine Peace Summit in 2024. Authorities also contacted more than 1,100 alleged supporters of NoName057(16) — primarily Russian-speaking sympathizers — via encrypted messaging apps, warning them of potential criminal liability under national laws.
This Cyber News was published on therecord.media. Publication date: Wed, 16 Jul 2025 17:20:13 +0000