Why did a Pro-Russian hacker Group Advance-Claim Responsibility of its Intent to Cyber Attack UK Councils?
Why did a Pro-Russian hacker Group Advance-Claim Responsibility of its Intent to Cyber Attack UK Councils?
On face value, a cyber attack is a cyber attack, especially that in most cases the perpetrators go to great lengths to hide or fake their identity and usually for perpetrating cyber attacks, not its intent to launch them.
But this is not what happened when a group named NoName057(16), pictured with a Russian flag in its profile, posted on X, external about its plans to target UK town halls such as Greater Manchester.
the group subsequently claimed to have hit Salford, Bury, Trafford and Tameside council websites this week with a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, flooding the websites with internet traffic to put them out of use.
The BBC reported on the attacks but did not address or expand on the motivation of the hacker group who posted on X saying:
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The Russian embassy in the UK has accused the British authorities of using the issue of grain corridor protection to conceal arms deliveries to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to the diplomatic ministry, the deliveries are carried out with the help of third-country dry cargo ships, which, in Russia’s opinion, is recognized by the British themselves. On October 22, Prime Minister Keira Starmer announced $155 million to support Ukraine’s naval forces, including one hundred maritime drones and radar stations🤬.
While the russophobic UK authorities continue to sponsor the criminal Kiev regime, we are launching our attacks on that country’s websites😈”
Then, Salford, Bury and Trafford councils did confirm that their web pages were temporarily impacted by a cyber attack, but said they were now back online.
A National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) spokesperson said the organization provided guidance to affected councils and told the Local Democracy Reporting Service: “Whilst DDoS attacks are relatively low in sophistication and impact, they can cause disruption by preventing legitimate users from accessing online services.”
The real questions other media outlets are not asking:
- Why did a Pro-Russian hacker Group advance announce its intent and future responsibility for cyber attacking United Kingdom Councils?
- Are we witnessing a new Geo-Poli-Cyber™ Warfare Paradigm Escalation in the Russia- Ukraine war?
- Which countries are likely to be next?
- what are the motivations and consequences on nation states, and ordinary people of this new warfare paradigm shifts?
These and many other questions will be address by Survivability News shortly. Stay tuned.
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