Russian NoName Bites Into Germany Again

NoName turned its attention towards Germany again, this time breaching 3. The victims are Frankfurt am Main, Bundeszentralamt fur Steuern, and Zoll.

• These were DDoS attacks, aiming to disrupt the victims’ systems, paralyze their operations, and cause as much financial and logistical damage as possible
• They were also meant to make a political and ideological statement, as is most typically the case with NoName operations
• The cybercriminal actor is a well-known pro-Russian hacktivist group with deep Russian ties and interests
• The victims’ websites were rendered inaccessible as a result of the attacks

NoName took responsibility for the attacks on their public Telegram channel, boasting about the results. It is reported that the websites were restored relatively shortly after the attack.

However, the fact that NoName hit public institutions exclusively this time is a statement in and of itself. As stated by the organization itself, the attack aims to push pro-Russian ideas and punish those the group deems enemies of the Russian state.

Generally, NoName tends to hit both public institutions and private entities if they see them as either opposing Russia or supporting Ukraine. This time around, the organization’s targets were strictly in the public domain.

This supports the idea that NoName aimed to make a clear statement about Germany’s involvement in the Ruso-Ukrainian war. Germany has been providing significant military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine during the ongoing conflict.