- A joint operation has interrupted an important pro-russia network
- OPERATION EASTWOOD saw 2 suspects arrested and more than 100 affected servers
- The main infrastructure related to the group was disconnected
A joint international operation carried out by agencies for the application of the Law of France, Spain, Sweden, Poland and others, has interrupted an important network of pro-ruse cyber crimes noname057 (16). The Eastwood operation, supported by Europol and Eurojust, saw 12 countries take simultaneous actions against criminals and infrastructure belonging to the criminal network.
As a result of the operations, 2 suspects were arrested, 7 arrest orders were issued, 24 houses were registered, 100 servers were interrupted, more than 1,000 supporters of their legal responsibility were notified and the main parts of the not postponed main infrastructure were disconnected (16).
The criminal network, as expected, attacked mainly objectives in Ukraine, but recently changed its focus on the allies of Ukraine in the War of Russia/Ukraine, many of whom are members of NATO.
Noname057 (16)
The group is allegedly responsible for distributed attacks on service denial (DDOS) in Europe against organizations and critical infrastructure, including banks, defense companies, transport companies, government agencies and energy suppliers.
“The national authorities have reported a series of cyber attacks linked to Noname057 criminal activities (16). In 2023 and 2024, the criminal network has participated in attacks against the Swedish authorities and bank websites. Since the investigations began in November 2023, Germany saw 14 separate waves of attacks aimed at more than 250 companies and institutions” confirm the Europoles in a statement.
Cybernetworks criminals such as these are a game of cats and mice for the application of the law, which is illustrated in important interruptions quite regular to criminal networks, which can temporarily submitted attacks in an area, but it barely melts in the number of general attacks or offensive.
At the beginning of 2025, Europol arrested 17 suspects and confiscated millions of a criminal banking network that supposedly provided money laundering services to criminals and evaded the police through the use of cryptocurrencies and a structured underground financial system.
