NoName057(16) – The Pro-Russian Hacktivist Group Targeting NATO

By Tom Hegel and Aleksandar Milenkoski

Executive Summary

• Pro-Russia hacktivist group NoName057(16) is conducting a campaign of DDoS attacks on Ukraine and NATO organizations that began in the early days of the war in Ukraine. Targets have included government organizations and critical infrastructure.


• NoName057(16) was responsible for disrupting services across the financial sector of Denmark this week. Other recent attacks include organizations and businesses across Poland, Lithuania and others.


• On January 11th, we observed NoName057(16) begin targeting 2023 Czech presidential …

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