Europol Disrupted “NoName057(16)” Hacking Group’s Infrastructure of 100+ Servers Worldwide

A coordinated international cybercrime operation successfully dismantled the pro-Russian hacking network NoName057(16), taking down over 100 servers worldwide and disrupting their central attack infrastructure. The joint operation, dubbed “Eastwood,” coordinated by Europol involved 12 countries and resulted in multiple arrests, warrants, and the neutralization of a sophisticated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack network that had been targeting Ukraine and its NATO allies. The technical aspects of the operation were bolstered by private sector partnerships with ShadowServer and abuse.ch, demonstrating the critical importance of public-private collaboration in cybersecurity operations. Germany issued six arrest warrants for Russian nationals, identifying two individuals as the primary instigators behind NoName057(16)’s activities. The operation resulted in two preliminary arrests in France and Spain, 24 house searches across multiple countries, and the questioning of 13 individ...