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 pro-Russian hacker group NoName057(16) as the likely perpetrator. The attacks, reported on Friday, mirror previous incidents in November, when the same group targeted Danish municipalities and government websites during municipal elections.
The Danish Agency for Social Security acknowledged the ongoing cyberattacks, stating it is in close coordination with authorities in Denmark and Greenland to monitor the situation. The Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DE) has linked NoName057(16) to the Russian state, suggesting state-affiliated motives behind the disruptions.
No immediate details on the scale of the outages or the specific websites affected have been disclosed. The incident underscores the group’s persistent focus on Nordic infrastructure amid heightened geopolitical tensions.
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"linkid": "danish-agency-for-science-and-higher-education",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "2/2026",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "6",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Public Sector',
'location': 'Greenland',
'type': 'Government websites'}],
'attack_vector': 'Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS)',
'date_detected': 'Friday',
'date_publicly_disclosed': 'Friday',
'description': 'A series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks has '
'disrupted multiple Greenlandic websites, with Danish '
'authorities confirming the pro-Russian hacker group '
'NoName057(16) as the likely perpetrator. The attacks mirror '
'previous incidents in November, when the same group targeted '
'Danish municipalities and government websites during '
'municipal elections.',
'impact': {'operational_impact': 'Disruption of services',
'systems_affected': 'Multiple Greenlandic websites'},
'investigation_status': 'Ongoing',
'motivation': 'Geopolitical tensions, state-affiliated motives',
'references': [{'source': 'Danish Agency for Social Security'},
{'source': 'Danish Defense Intelligence Service (DE)'}],
'response': {'enhanced_monitoring': 'Coordination with Danish and Greenlandic '
'authorities'},
'threat_actor': 'NoName057(16)',
'title': 'Pro-Russian Hacker Group NoName057(16) Targets Greenlandic Websites '
'in DDoS Attacks',
'type': 'DDoS'}