Ministry for Enterprise and “Made in Italy”
February 18, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism, government ]
Pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) claimed coordinated DDoS attacks against Italian ministries and companies, causing brief service disruptions but no data compromise; politically motivated; mitigated by authorities over several days.
Multiple companies in Italy
February 18, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
Attack by proRussian hackers Noname057 via DDoS on ~20 important Italian web portals, politically motivated.
Transport Authority
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism, service disruption ]
On February 17, 2025, hacktivist group NoName05716 launched a DDoS attack on Italys Transport Authority, causing temporary service slowdowns. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Italian institutions in retaliation for political statements by President Sergio Mattarella.
Port of Taranto
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
On February 17, 2025, hacktivist group NoName05716 launched a DDoS attack on the Port of Taranto in Italy, causing temporary disruptions. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Italian institutions in retaliation for political statements by President Sergio Mattarella.
Malpensa Airport
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
On February 17, 2025, hacktivist group NoName05716 launched a DDoS attack on Malpensa Airport in Italy, causing temporary slowdowns. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Italian institutions in retaliation for political statements by President Sergio Mattarella.
Linate Airport
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
On February 17, 2025, hacktivist group NoName05716 launched a DDoS attack on Linate Airport in Italy, causing temporary slowdowns. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Italian institutions in retaliation for political statements by President Sergio Mattarella.
Port of Trieste
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism, government ]
On February 17, 2025, hacktivist group NoName05716 launched a DDoS attack on the Port of Trieste in Italy, causing temporary disruptions. The attack was part of a broader campaign targeting Italian institutions in retaliation for political statements by President Sergio Mattarella.
~14 undisclosed Italian air transport and banking websites
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
According to Italian press (Finance.si, Reuters), pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName057(16) conducted coordinated DDoS attacks against Italian institutions on February 17, 2025. While six named victims were identified (Malpensa, Linate, Transport Authority, Port of Taranto, Port of Trieste, Intesa Sanpaolo), reports indicate approximately 20 total websites were targeted. This record represents ~14 additional undisclosed Italian websites that experienced partial disruption.
Presidency Of The Italian Republic (Quirinale)
February 17, 2025
•[ ddos, hacktivism ]
Pro-Russian group conducted coordinated Ddos against Italian institutional websites including Quirinale.
Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO)
February 13, 2025
•[ data leak, hacktivism, government ]
Hacktivist group Philippine Exodus Security claimed responsibility for exfiltrating approximately 100 GB of data from PCSO branch office email accounts in February 2025. While PCSO denied a central database breach, DICT confirmed that unauthorized access to email systems occurred. The group stated its goal was to expose alleged corruption, not to extort funds.
Israel Police
February 9, 2025
•[ data leak, hacktivism, third-party compromise ]
Hacktivist group Handala claimed to have breached Israel Police systems and exfiltrated 2.1 TB of data containing 350,000 documents with officer information, weapon licenses, and case files. Authorities denied direct network infiltration and suggested a third-party vendor compromise.
News.bg and other Bulgarian media outlets
February 2, 2025
•[ denial of service, hacktivism ]
Massive SSL-based distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks targeted News.bg and several other Bulgarian media websites beginning on February 2, 2025. The attacks, described as large-scale and difficult to trace, disrupted access for several days until at least February 6, 2025. Mitigation involved blocking international traffic. Attribution remains undetermined; motive appears protest-related.
FOX News
June 1, 2016
•[ hack, hacktivism, information ]
Members of the Ghost Squad Hackers team, one of Anonymous' former subdivisions, take down CNN and FOX News as part of a new hacktivism campaign dubbed OpSilence.
