Europol-coordinated global operation takes down pro-Russian cybercrime network

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00:01It's a major blow to a notorious pro-Russian hacking group.

00:05Europol says it's disrupted the infrastructure of No Name 057, a cybercrime network suspected

00:11of a string of attacks on Ukraine and its allies.

00:15The international operation, codenamed Eastwood, took down over 100 computer systems across

00:21the globe, with much of the group's central server infrastructure now said to be offline.

00:27It saw authorities from the EU, Switzerland and the US coordinate simultaneous raids on

00:32the network.

00:33Germany has now issued six arrest warrants for suspects in Russia, two believed to be key

00:38leaders.

00:40Arrests were also made in France and Spain.

00:43According to Dutch officials, the group carried out multiple denial-of-service attacks, attempts

00:48to overload and crash websites, initially targeting Ukrainian institutions.

00:52But their focus has since shifted to countries supporting the war-torn country in its defence

00:57against Russia.

00:59Switzerland was hit hard by No Name 057.

01:03Over 200 websites in the country were attacked.

01:06The group also targeted a video address by Ukrainian President Ronald Misalensky to the Swiss Parliament

01:11in June of 2023 and this year's Eurovision Song Contest held in Basel.

01:16Italian authorities say the cybercrime network had a central line of command and control in

01:21the Russian Federation.

01:23Since the war in Ukraine began, cyber attacks from both Moscow and Kyiv have escalated, operations

01:29that are destructive to both infrastructure and civilians.

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