Spanish Civil Guard arrests three suspected DDoSia participants
Pro-Russia hacktivist collective emerged within weeks of the February 2024 full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Operates 'DDoSia' — a paid crowdsourced DDoS platform where Russian-speaking volunteers run…
Summary
Spain's Civil Guard arrested three individuals in Manacor, Huelva and Seville on suspicion of participating in DDoS attacks targeting public institutions and strategic sectors in Spain and other NATO countries supporting Ukraine. According to Spain's Ministry of the Interior the suspects had used DDoSia, the custom DDoS platform developed and operated by NoName057(16). Computer equipment and documents were seized; the group responded on Telegram by declaring a 'vendetta' against the Spanish authorities and launching follow-on DDoS waves against Spanish targets.