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Europol says it disrupted a major pro-Russian DDoS crime gang

Date:
Thu, 17 Jul 2025 10:46:00 +0000

Description:
Servers were disrupted and major infrastructure was taken offline in
Operation Eastwood.

FULL STORY

A joint international operation carried out by law enforcement agencies from
France, Spain, Sweden, Poland, and others, has disrupted a major pro-Russian
cybercrime network NoName057(16). Operation Eastwood, supported by Europol 
and Eurojust, saw 12 countries take simultaneous actions against offenders 
and infrastructure belonging to the criminal network. 

As a result of the operations, 2 suspects were arrested, 7 arrest warrants
were issued, 24 houses were searched, 100 servers were disrupted, over 1,000
supporters were notified of their legal liability, and major parts of the
NoName057(16) main infrastructure were taken offline. 

The criminal network unsurprisingly primarily attacked targets in Ukraine, 
but had recently shifted its focus to Ukraines allies in the Russia/Ukraine
war, many of which are NATO members. 

NoName057(16)

The group is allegedly responsible for distributed denial-of-service (DDoS)
attacks across Europe against organizations and critical infrastructure
including banks, defense firms, transportation firms, government agencies, 
and energy suppliers. 

National authorities have reported a number of cyberattacks linked to
NoName057(16) criminal activities. In 2023 and 2024, the criminal network has
taken part in attacks against Swedish authorities and bank websites. Since
investigations started in November 2023, Germany saw 14 separate waves of
attacks targeting more than 250 companies and institutions Europol confirms 
in a statement. 

Criminal cybernetworks like these are a bit of a cat and mouse game for law
enforcement, which is illustrated by the fairly regular major disruptions to
criminal networks, which may temporarily subdue the attacks in one area, but
barely make a dent in the number of overall attacks or offensives. 

Earlier in 2025, Europol arrested 17 suspects and seized millions from a
criminal banking network which allegedly provided money laundering services 
to criminals and evaded law enforcement by using cryptocurrency and a
structured underground financial system.

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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/europol-says-it-disrupted-a-major-pro-r
ussian-ddos-crime-gang

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