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DDoS attacks target EU political parties as elections begin

ID: 602679f5-5964-551f-88ab-37173d4f5627

STIX ID: report--602679f5-5964-551f-88ab-37173d4f5627

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2024-06-08

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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Cloudflare reported and mitigated multiple politically motivated DDoS attacks targeting Dutch election-related websites and political parties (including PVV and FvD), with peaks reported up to 115 million requests per hour; the hacktivist group 'HackNeT' claimed responsibility and the report references related politically charged incidents such as an attack on Germany's CDU.

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