Noname05716 starts incentives program for DDoS attacks

Noname05716 has started an incentives program for DDoS attacks. It provides is an insight into numbers of operators, they provide a list of at least 12 unique operators.

#noname05716 has started an incentives program for DDoS attacks. What this provides is an insight into numbers of operators, they provide a list of at least 12 unique operators giving an insight into size make-up.#cybersecurity #infosec #russiaukrainewar #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/Bwt9q6Pf85

— CyberKnow (@Cyberknow20) September 8, 2022

NoName05716 exclusively carries out DDoS attacks against targets in Ukraine, Russia, Finland, and the Baltic states.

In June and July, the group targeted Ukrainian news servers, local governments, utility companies, armament manufacturers, transportation companies, and postal offices.

In early August, after Finland announced their intention to join NATO, they went after Finnish government institutions, like the Parliament of Finland (Eduskunta), State Council, and police.

NoName05716 actively boasts about their successful DDoS attacks to their more than 14K followers on Telegram. The group controls unprotected PCs around the world infected with malware called Bobik, which act as bots.