DDoSia Powers Affiliate-Driven Hacktivist Attacks
TL;DR
Pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) uses the DDoSia tool to enable volunteers to launch DDoS attacks against Ukraine and Western targets, often timed with geopolitical events.
Source: DarkReading
A pro-Russian hacktivist group known as NoName057(16) is using a volunteer-distributed distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) tool to disrupt government, media, and institutional websites tied to Ukraine and Western political interests. The group has been active since at least 2022 and relies on a custom denial-of-service platform, dubbed DDoSia, that allows individuals with minimal technical skill to participate in coordinated attacks against target entities. Many of NoName057(16)'s campaigns have often coincided with major geopolitical events — such as Western sanctions, diplomatic actions, or military aid announcements — that it quickly frames as provocations worthy of retaliatory cyberattacks, and are similar to other ideologically driven cyber operations. Full Story