Overview

• The city's portal was unreliable for hours in July due to a distributed‑denial‑of‑service attack, officials said.
• The Zentralstelle Cybercrime in Bamberg named the hacktivist collective NoName057(16) as the suspected perpetrator.
• Authorities are assessing whether the Nuremberg incident connects to investigations by the Frankfurt prosecutor's office and the BKA.
• A multinational law‑enforcement action in mid July shut down a globally distributed botnet tied to the group, with six German arrest warrants issued for Russian nationals or residents in Russia, including two alleged main operators.
• The BKA describes NoName057(16) as an ideologically motivated group supporting Russia, and Germany has reported roughly 14 attack waves since November 2023.