The biggest hacker alliance so far is determined to target NATO
Over 50 hacktivist gangs declare that they have joined the biggest cybercrime alliance with the sole purpose of attacking NATO, Europe, Ukraine, and Israel.
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Over 50 hacktivist gangs declare that they have joined the biggest cybercrime alliance with the sole purpose of attacking NATO, Europe, Ukraine, and Israel.
The High Society hacker coalition, comprised of around 20 cybergangs, including actively pro-Russian hacktivist gangs such as Cyber Army of Russia and UserSec, is joining another hacker group, the 7 October Union, to form a new coalition.
Both groups are pro-Russian and have named the new entity the “Holy League.” The hacktivists claim that the coalition has 70 active hacker groups. A list of cyber gangs shared on the Holy League communication channel enlists 55 members. All communication on the channel is provided in English and Russian.
“We will attack NATO, Europe, and Ukraine and Israel,” these threat actors write on their channel. “At the moment, there is no one in the world bigger than our alliance!”
The channel so far has 89 subscribers and is calling for a “vendetta” against Spain’s national police for detaining hacktivists’ “companions.”
“We call on all pro-Russian hacker groups to join us in unleashing their full power on Spain's internet infrastructure in support of the detainees! Glory to Russia! No to police brutality in Spain!” they write.
The statement is related to the recent arrests of three members of pro-Russian hacktivist group NoName(057) for carrying out alleged cyberattacks against Spain and fellow NATO allies who support Ukraine for terrorist purposes.
The arrests unleashed a wave of DDoS attacks against Spanish critical infrastructure.
Joining forces to be stronger?
Hacker coalitions are likely to be formed for combined work power purposes. The 7 October Union has previously shared plans to join forces with the Matryoshka 424 gang.
“This strategic partnership will allow us to combine our efforts to achieve common goals. Joint work in key areas will ensure significant progress and deliver tangible results,” they said in the statement on the gang’s communication channel.
In 2023, other notorious pro-Russian cybergangs—KillNet, Anonymous Sudan, and Revil—declared to form a “Darknet Parliament.” The hacker coalition stated that it would “impose sanctions” on Europe in response to economic sanctions on Russia.
The statements were followed by the cyberattack on European banking institutions, with the European Investment Bank (EIB) being one of the victims. The institutions suffered a short outage.