Pro-Russian Hacker Group NoName057(16) Targets Greenlandic Websites in DDoS Attacks
A series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has disrupted multiple Greenlandic websites, with Danish authorities confirming the incidents on February 20, 2026. The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) previously linked to similar attacks on Danish municipalities and ministries during the November 2025 municipal elections is believed to be responsible.
The Danish Agency for Social Security and the Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DE) are actively monitoring the situation, collaborating with authorities in Denmark and Greenland. The DE has identified the group as having affiliations with the Russian state, though no direct attribution has been publicly confirmed.
The attacks follow a pattern of disruptive cyberactivity by NoName057(16), which has targeted European infrastructure in the past. While the immediate impact appears limited to website accessibility, the incident underscores ongoing cyber threats from state-aligned hacking collectives. No further details on the scale of disruption or specific targets have been disclosed.
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"id": "DAN1773671283",
"linkid": "danish-ministry-of-defence",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "2/2026",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'location': 'Greenland',
'name': 'Greenlandic websites (unspecified)',
'type': 'Government/Private'},
{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'Denmark',
'name': 'Danish municipalities and ministries '
'(historical targets)',
'type': 'Government'}],
'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)',
'date_detected': '2026-02-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2026-02-20',
'description': 'A series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has '
'disrupted multiple Greenlandic websites, with Danish '
'authorities confirming the incidents on February 20, 2026. '
'The pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) is believed to be '
'responsible, previously linked to similar attacks on Danish '
'municipalities and ministries during the November 2025 '
'municipal elections.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Website accessibility disrupted',
'systems_affected': 'Multiple Greenlandic websites'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Disruption of services, political/geopolitical',
'references': [{'source': 'Danish authorities'}],
'response': {'enhanced_monitoring': 'Actively monitoring by Danish Agency for '
'Social Security and Danish Defense '
'Intelligence Service (DE)'},
'threat_actor': 'NoName057(16)',
'title': 'Pro-Russian Hacker Group NoName057(16) Targets Greenlandic Websites '
'in DDoS Attacks',
'type': 'DDoS'}