Austria subjected to pro-Russian DDoS intrusions
By SC Staff
Published: 2024-09-25 · Archived: 2026-04-05 13:06:38 UTC
Threat Intelligence
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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.
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