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Russian hacker alliance targeting Denmark in large-scale cyberattack

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By Tushar Subhra Dutta

A newly formed Russian hacker alliance known as Russian Legion has launched a coordinated cyberattack campaign against Denmark, threatening critical infrastructure and government services.

The alliance, which includes Cardinal, The White Pulse, Russian Partizan, and Inteid, publicly announced its formation on January 27, 2026, marking a significant escalation in state-aligned hacktivist operations targeting Western nations.

The group initiated “OpDenmark” with a series of distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks aimed at disrupting Danish organizations and pressuring the government over its military support for Ukraine.

Read more at Cyber Security News

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