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

16/07/2025 19:01 France 24

EU anti-crime bodies Europol and Eurojust said Wednesday they had coordinated an international operation to dismantle a pro-Russian hacking group accused of launching thousands of online attacks against Ukraine and its allies. The network, known as NoName057(16), was disrupted following raids in 12 countries between July 14 and 17, they said. FRANCE 24's Nick Holdsworth reports from Berlin.

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