{"id":210351,"date":"2026-02-05T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/pro-russian-group-noname05716-launched-ddos-attacks-on-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:50:12","slug":"pro-russian-group-noname05716-launched-ddos-attacks-on-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/05\/pro-russian-group-noname05716-launched-ddos-attacks-on-milano-cortina-2026-winter-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-02-05 10:19:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: securityaffairs.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Pro-Russian group Noname057(16) launched DDoS attacks on Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Pierluigi Paganini<\/span>
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"\"\/ February 05, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n

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Italy stopped Russian-linked cyberattacks targeting Foreign Ministry offices and Winter Olympics websites and hotels, Foreign Minister Tajani said.<\/h2>\n

Italy has thwarted a series of Russian-linked cyberattacks aimed at Foreign Ministry offices, including one in Washington, as well as Winter Olympics websites and hotels in Cortina d\u2019Ampezzo, according to Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have foiled a series of cyberattacks on Foreign Ministry offices, starting with Washington, and also on some Winter Olympic sites, including hotels in Cortina,\u201d said Tajani, who is also deputy premier, emphasizing that \u201cthese are Russian-led actions.\u201d Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani told reporters during a trip to Washington, as reported the Italian news agency ANSA.<\/p>\n

The pro-Russian hacker group Noname057(16) claimed the DDoS attacks. Recently, the group shared a list of targets through its channels that included many hotels in Cortinas\u2019 area and government websites, including the Foreign Minister. <\/p>\n

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The group remarked that the attacks were retaliation for Italy\u2019s pro-Ukraine stance, and listed other targets including the Italian embassy in Washington and consulates in Sydney, Toronto, and Paris.<\/p>\n

The Milano Cortina 2026 organizers are aware that many other attacks will target the Winter Olimpic games in the next weeks. At the time, the attacks had a limited impact, thanks to the work of Italian authorities and Italy\u2019s National Cybersecurity Agency. <\/p>\n

The attacks recorded so far have not been extremely powerful, although there is awareness that the threat landscape includes botnets capable of launching DDoS attacks of a magnitude that requires complex mitigation. I am thinking, for example, of the recent attacks carried out by the AISURU botnet, which,…<\/p>\n

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