Austria subjected to pro-Russian DDoS intrusions By SC Staff Published: 2024-09-25 · Archived: 2026-05-01 02:08:02 UTC Threat Intelligence September 25, 2024 (Adobe Stock) More than 40 Austrian organizations had their websites subjected to distributed denial-of-service attacks by pro-Russia hacktivist operations NoName057(16) and OverFlame that have been underway since last week ahead of the country's election on Sunday, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Aside from disrupting the websites of the country's financial service entities, airports, and stock exchange, both NoName057(16) and OverFlame hackers have also deployed DDoS intrusions against the websites of Austria's OVP and SPO political parties. However, Radware noted that long-term impact has not been observed from the hacktivist operations' attacks. Attacks by NoName057(16) have been primarily facilitated by the DDoSia botnet project, which is dependent on the usage of other hacktivist groups, according to Radware, which also noted the Cyber Army of Russia Reborn's participation in the latest intrusions. "It is common to see like-minded threat actors form ad-hoc alliances and collaborate on campaigns to increase their impact," added Radware. SC Staff https://www.scworld.com/brief/austria-subjected-to-pro-russian-ddos-intrusions Page 1 of 3 Related KryBit retaliates against 0APT with extensive data leak SC StaffApril 30, 2026 https://www.scworld.com/brief/austria-subjected-to-pro-russian-ddos-intrusions Page 2 of 3 Newly identified ransomware-as-a-service operation KryBit has compromised fellow nascent RaaS gang 0APT and exposed its full operational information, including access logs, system files, and PHP source code, in retaliation for the latter's initial leak of some of its data earlier this month, reports Infosecurity Magazine. Report sheds light on Chinese phishing campaigns against journalists, activists SC StaffApril 30, 2026 Report sheds light on Chinese phishing campaigns against journalists, activists Chinese state-backed freelance hackers have launched a pair of phishing campaigns aimed at journalists and opposition activists in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet, and China's Uyghur region in a span of nine months, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Source: https://www.scworld.com/brief/austria-subjected-to-pro-russian-ddos-intrusions https://www.scworld.com/brief/austria-subjected-to-pro-russian-ddos-intrusions Page 3 of 3