Hacking in the name of
Feb 03, 2025
Since Russia's latest escalation in 2022 with its invasion of Ukraine, hacktivism has surged, impacting both private and public sectors through DDoS attacks, defacements, and disinformation campaigns. These cyberattacks align with geopolitical events. As 2024 saw over 50 countries holding elections, this creates particularly ripe conditions for influence operations such as misinformation and propaganda campaigns. DDoS attacks have also intensified, with one pro-Russian hacktivist group alone claiming over 6,000 attacks since March 2022. Driven by political tensions and geopolitical conflicts, we saw a significant increase in both volume and intensity. Hacktivists are now more experienced, leveraging DDoS-for-hire services and sophisticated tools. To better understand the complex threat landscape, we aim to explore current hacktivism more deeply, examining its various facets and connections to geopolitical tensions, building on our previous findings. This article doesn't cover ...
