Hacktivism

Pierluigi Paganini December 06, 2022
Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank under DDoS attack

Russia’s second-largest bank VTB Bank reveals it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. State-owned VTB Bank, the second-largest financial institution in Russia, says it is facing the largest DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack in its history. The pro-Ukraine collective IT Army of Ukraine has claimed responsibility for […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 25, 2022
OpIran: Anonymous declares war on Teheran amid Mahsa Amini’s death

OpIran: Anonymous launched Operation Iran against Teheran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. Anonymous launched OpIran against Iran due to the ongoing crackdown on dissent after Mahsa Amini’s death. The protests began after the death of Mahsa Amini from Saqqez in Kurdistan province after her arrest by Iran’s morality police […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 23, 2022
Anonymous claims to have hacked the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense

The popular collective Anonymous claims to have hacked the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense and leaked data of 305,925 people. The #OpRussia (#OpRussia) launched by Anonymous on Russia after the criminal invasion of Ukraine continues, the popular collective claims to have hacked the website of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The group of […]

Pierluigi Paganini September 04, 2022
Anonymous hacked Yandex taxi causing a massive traffic jam in Moscow

The popular collective Anonymous and the IT Army of Ukraine hacked the Yandex Taxi app causing a massive traffic jam in Moscow. This week Anonymous announced to have hacked the Yandex Taxi app, the largest taxi service in Russia, and used it to cause a massive traffic jam in Moscow. The threat actors ordered all […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 28, 2022
NON-STATE ACTORS IN THE CYBERSPACE: AN ATTEMPT TO A TAXONOMIC CLASSIFICATION, ROLE, IMPACT AND RELATIONS WITH A STATE’S SOCIOECONOMIC STRUCTURE

This paper provides a taxonomic classification of non-state actors in the cyberspace, analyzing their role and impact on a state’s socioeconomic structure Cyber Non-State Actors (CNSA) are key figures in our globalized world: their operations could have a significant impact on international affairs, politics, and on the economy, as much as states do. Non-state actors […]

Pierluigi Paganini June 22, 2022
Exclusive: Lithuania under cyber-attack after the ban on Russian railway goods

Cyber Spetsnaz is targeting government resources and critical infrastructure in Lithuania after the ban of Russian railway goods Cyber Spetsnaz is targeting Lithuanian government resources and critical infrastructure – the recent ban on Russian railway goods has caused a new spike of hacktivist activity on the Dark Web. Today the group has announced multiple targets […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 10, 2022
Hacktivists hacked Russian TV schedules during Victory Day and displayed anti-war messages

Hacktivists yesterday defaced the Russian TV with pro-Ukraine messages and took down the RuTube video streaming site. Hacktivists and white hat hackers continue to support Ukraine against the Russian invasion, in a recent attack, they defaced Russian TV with anti-war messages and took down the RuTube video streaming site. The attack took place during Russia’s […]

Pierluigi Paganini May 06, 2022
Ukraine IT Army hit EGAIS portal impacting Russia’s alcohol distribution

Ukraine IT Army launched massive DDoS attacks on the EGAIS portal that has a crucial role in Russia’s alcohol distribution. The collective of hacktivists Ukraine IT Army has launched a series of massive DDoS attacks on the Unified State Automated Alcohol Accounting Information System (EGAIS) portal, which is considered crucial for alcohol distribution in Russia. […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 07, 2022
Anonymous hacked Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage

Anonymous hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine. The popular hacker collective Anonymous continues to target Russian entities, a few hours ago the group hacked into the most popular Russian streaming services to broadcast war footage from Ukraine and demonstrate to Russians the atrocity of the invasion ordered […]

Pierluigi Paganini March 05, 2022
Anonymous #OpRussia Thousands of sites hacked, data leaks and more

Anonymous and its affiliates continue to target Russia and Belarus, it is also targeting the Russian disinformation machine. Anonymous announced to have hacked more than 2,500 websites linked to the Russian and Belarusian governments, state-owned media outlets spreading disinformation, Russian private organizations, banks, hospitals, airports. The attacks were conducted as part of the #OpRussia launched […]