NoName057(16) Claims Coordinated DDoS Attacks on Cypriot Sites
Summary
NoName057(16) claims coordinated DDoS attacks against Cypriot government, judicial, utility and transport sites. The Cyprus Ports Authority reportedly used geo-blocking; the article provides no independent confirmation.
Key points
- NoName057(16) claims responsibility for coordinated DDoS attacks against multiple Cypriot institutions; the article provides no independent confirmation.
- The group's alleged targets include JCC Payment Systems, the Cyprus Government Portal, the Cyprus Statistics Service, and national insurance and audit registries.
- Other listed targets include the EAC electricity portal, Live Buses OSYPA, Limassol local government, the Supreme Court of Cyprus and the Ministry of Justice.
- The Cyprus Ports Authority was reportedly closed through geo-blocking, but the article gives no further details on service impact or verification.
Article Details
- Victim Organization
- Multiple Cypriot government, judicial, and infrastructure organizations, including the Register of insurance companies, Organization of local government of Limassol, JCC Payment Systems, Authorization Audit Office of the Republic of Cyprus, Cyprus Statistics Service, Cyprus Government Portal, Live Buses OSYPA, EAC portal of the Cyprus Electricity Authority, Supreme Court of Cyprus, Ministry of Justice, and Cyprus Ports Authority
- Incident Type
- Coordinated distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks
- Operational Impact
- The Cyprus Ports Authority was reportedly closed via geo-blocking; no other specific operational impact is reported.
- Claim Status
- claimed
MITRE ATT&CK
Threat Actors
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Industries
GovernmentThe NoName057(16) hacktivist group claims responsibility for a wave of coordinated DDoS attacks targeting multiple government, judicial, and infrastructure sites in Cyprus.TransportationLive Buses OSYPA (ð¨ð¾): An online public utility tracking board for municipal transportation.UtilitiesAlleged victims include national registries, payment processors, utilities, transport services, and courts, with the Cyprus Ports Authority reportedly closed by geo-blocking.