US EditionOperation Eastwood Disrupts Pro-Russian Noname057(16) DDoS Network
UKRAINE, JUL 16 – Operation Eastwood disrupted over 100 servers and led to two arrests plus seven international arrest warrants targeting key members of the pro-Russian NoName057(16) hacktivist group.
- On July 15, 2025, Operation Eastwood targeted and dismantled the infrastructure of the pro-Russian cyber-activist collective NoName057, leading to arrests and actions against individuals linked to the group across several countries.
- The operation followed investigations revealing NoName057 had executed denial-of-service attacks since early 2022, initially targeting Ukrainian institutions before expanding to NATO allies and supporters of Ukraine.
- Law enforcement agencies from 12 countries including Germany, France, Spain, and the United States coordinated 24 house searches, disrupted over 100 servers, and issued seven European arrest warrants.
- Authorities issued Telegram notifications to over a thousand members and nearly twenty group admins about potential criminal charges, while two individuals were apprehended in France and Spain, and six others suspected to be based in Russia were identified.
- Europol described the action as a significant blow to NoName057 though core members in Russia may rebuild, and attackers continue announcing new attacks on German companies and infrastructure.
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In an internationally coordinated action, the law enforcement authorities of many countries, including Germany, have taken action against a pro-Russian hacker group. According to the Federal Criminal Office in Wiesbaden, a bot network consisting of several hundred servers distributed worldwide could be shut down.
Europol-led operation hits pro-Russian cybercrime network
A coordinated international operation has hit the infrastructure of a pro-Russian cybercrime network linked to a string of denial-of-service attacks targeting Ukraine and its allies, the European Union’s police agency Europol announced Wednesday. Codenamed Eastwood, the operation targeted the so-called NoName057(16) group, which was identified last month by Dutch authorities as being behind a series of denial-of-service attacks on several munici…
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