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A Royal Website Under Attack: Pro-Russian Hacktivists Target the UK Royal Family Introduction The official website of the UK royal family, royal.uk, was targeted by a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack on the morning of Sunday, Oct. 1. The attack, attributed to pro-Russian hacktivists, caused an hour and a half of downtime for the website. The…
Russian Threat Group KillNet Aligns with State Interests Recent reports have highlighted the growing influence and effectiveness of the Russian threat group KillNet, which continues to carry out high-profile cyberattacks that align with Russian state interests. While there is little hard evidence of direct coordination between KillNet and the Russian government, the group’s media branding…
Killnet and the Russian Hacktivist Landscape Killnet, a Russian hacktivist group led by Killmilk, has been attempting to consolidate various Russian hacktivist groups under its leadership. Despite claiming to be aligned with the Russian government and positioning itself as a potential mercenary cyber army, experts assert that these claims are inaccurate. Killnet‘s connection to the…
The Impending Cybersecurity Threat: Killnet‘s Partnership and Claims On June 16, the pro-Russian hacktivist collective known as Killnet made ominous threats against the Western financial system in a video posted on a Russian Telegram channel. In the video, Killnet warned of impending attacks on the SWIFT banking system, the Wise international wire transfer system, the…