NCSC Warns of Rising Russian-Aligned Hacktivist Attacks on UK Organisations

**Executive Summary:** The UK NCSC warns that Russian-aligned hacktivist groups—principally NoName057(16)—are conducting sustained DDoS/DoS campaigns targeting UK local government, critical national infrastructure and NATO-associated organisations; the advisory details the actors' use of Telegram and publicly hosted DDoS tooling (DDoSia), notes a trend toward affecting OT environments, and provides practical mitigation and resilience guidance for service owners and suppliers.