In a dramatic success and a global pushback against Russia’s hybrid warfare operations, a mid-July joint international operation disrupted a massive Russian cybercrime network known as NoName057(16). Since 2022, this ideologically motivated hacktivist network has claimed responsibility for more than 1,500 distributed denial-of-service attacks (DDoS) against countries aligned with NATO. The group’s activity is a prime example of a broader and concerning trend: Moscow using hybrid warfare in an attempt to undermine support for Ukraine and destabilize the United States and its allies. This success is likely to be temporary—one round in an ongoing match that can only be definitively won by intensive cooperation among allies.
Read the full analysis by Julia Dickson and Emily Harding on the CSIS website.
. Julia Dickson is a research associate for the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C.
. Emily Harding is director of the Intelligence, National Security, and Technology Program and vice president of the Defense and Security Department at CSIS.
