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Russian Hacktivists Vow Mass Attacks Against EU Elections

A Russian hacktivist crew has threatened to attack European internet infrastructure as four days of EU elections begin on Thursday.

The NoName57(16) crew, which is one of the pro-Russia hacktivist gangs that sprung up shortly after the invasion of Ukraine, said seven other groups (plus “more teams that wish to remain anonymous”) plan to participate in the plan to punish the EU for opposing the illegal invasion of Ukraine.

The digital assault, according to a post shared by Daily Dark Web, would be in retaliation for European Parliament-issued sanctions along with “Russophobia and double-standards of European authorities.” They claim that the EU has ignored an alleged genocide in the Ukrainian region of Donbas – territory which is now under heavy attack from Russia.

Read the rest of the story at The Register.

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