EvilWeb
- First seen
- 2024-03-01 00:00:00
- Origin
- RU
- Primary motivation
- ideology
- Sophistication
- intermediate
- Resource level
- team
- Actor type
- hacktivist
- Profile updated
- 2026-07-07 12:18:23
Targeted industries: government-and-public-sector media-and-entertainment technology-and-telecommunications
Targeted regions: country_code:us country_code:de
Context
EvilWeb is a pro-Russian hacktivist group created in March 2024 that targets American and European entities using a hack-and-leak method alongside DDoS attacks. The group claims to have obtained data from various high-profile American organizations. EvilWeb announced its participation in the #FreeDurov operation on August 25, 2024, and began executing DDoS and hacking attacks. As of September 3, 2024, their Telegram channel has 1,146 members.
Reports & references
- blog.checkpoint.com — Hacktivists Call For Release Of Telegram Founder With Freedurov Ddos Campaign (report)