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Pro-Russian hacktivists target NATO websites and subdomains.

On February 12–13, the pro-Russian hacktivist group Killnet and its affiliates claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks targeting at least 15 publicly accessible NATO websites and subdomains. NATO acknowledged on February 12 that some of its websites were experiencing availability issues, while emphasizing that its classified networks had not been affected.

Occurrence
2023-02-12
Publication
2023-02-12T11:57:39Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
Unknown
Updated
2026-09-30T10:02:34.709Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

Facts

No facts

Sources

  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2023-02-12T11:57:39Z

    On February 12–13, the pro-Russian hacktivist group Killnet and its affiliates claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks targeting at least 15 publicly accessible NATO websites and subdomains. NATO acknowledged on February 12 that some of its websites were experiencing availability issues, while emphasizing that its classified networks had not been affected.