Hacking Group “Anonymous” Targets Russia in a Series of DDos Attacks

Following Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the hacking group known as “Anonymous” has claimed responsibility for various distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks targeting websites owned by Russian institutions. Many services have been affected thus far, examples including disruptions to websites owned by: i) the Russian and Belarusian governments, ii) the Russian oil company “Gazprom”, …

In the wake of Ukraine-Russia Cyberwar, ‘MuddyWater,’ an Iran-backed hacking group, has been waging global cyber-attacks

With the world’s attention focused on Russia’s multifaceted onslaught on Ukraine, Iranian hackers associated with the country’s military intelligence initiated a worldwide cyber espionage operation, the United States and the United Kingdom said in an unprecedented alert delivered over the weekend. With the Russian invasion under way, digital intrusions and denial-of-service (DDoS) assaults caused havoc on …