Overview

• Operation Eastwood ran from July 14 to 17 under Europol and Eurojust coordination and involved law enforcement agencies from 19 countries.
• Authorities disrupted over 100 computer systems and shuttered major portions of NoName057(16)’s central server infrastructure.
• Two suspects were arrested in France and Spain; Germany and Spain issued seven European arrest warrants for suspected members.
• The group enlisted over 4,000 volunteers via Telegram using cryptocurrency rewards and gamified tactics to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks.
• Investigators warn that core operators remain in Russia, posing a risk that the hacktivist network could be rebuilt.