Pro-Russian hacktivist group active since 2022, known for DDoS attacks on Western government sites and leaking personal data dossiers.
Italy's Foreign Ministry says its protection systems mitigated an attack on its website on the morning of October 8, with no disruption. Rome will now work with Romania and other EU states on proposals to formally name the actors behind cyberattacks on Italian institutions.
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The Sept. 22 study of 2.5 million devices in 209 organizations found cameras alone in 51 of 2,266 camera segments, and Black Hills Information Security's John Strand says the true isolation rate is lower.
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Intel 471's 18-month sweep of the underground counted 340 financial-sector extortion victims across 74 countries, 159 firms with access for sale and 562 claimed DDoS attacks. The dated intrusions came in through vendors and help-desk calls.
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Digdir calls three days of DDoS the biggest it has seen, and says services stayed up nearly throughout. The timing tracks a prime ministerial visit, not the grievance the group published.
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The Spanish police and military profiles carry photographs, phones and address-book contacts. Sources cited by Estrella Digital put a former GRU structure behind the group.
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