City of Trier's website
January 8, 2025
•[ DDoS, hacktivism, availability attack ]
Open reporting described the municipal website for the City of Trier as being targeted by a pro-Russian hacktivist group in an availability attack, consistent with a DDoS campaign. The reporting linked the activity to NoName057(16), a group frequently associated with politically motivated denial-of-service actions against public-sector entities. The incident was characterized as a disruption of access to the public-facing website rather than a confirmed data theft. Specific metrics such as downtime length, traffic volume, and whether any internal systems were affected were not confirmed in the accessible sources used here.
