An alliance of pro-Russian and pro-Palestinian hackers are launching cyberattacks every week against British organisations and state agencies, including the armed forces, security services, infrastructure operators and councils. United by a shared opposition to liberal western values, the Holy League coalition of about 90 so-called hacktivist groups came together with the stated intention of waging cyberwarfare against Ukraine, Israel and their allies. The coalition includes groups believed to be working alongside Russia’s military intelligence branch, the GRU, as well as hackers said to have been trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Analysts have said that Britain’s more prominent leadership role in support of Ukraine over the last two months has made it a bigger target. Though the majority of these attacks are crude

Source: The Times April 07, 2025 13:53 UTC