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Author: Simone D'Agostino

Patriotic Code: From DDoSia and NoName057(16) to CISM, the algorithm that shapes youth for Putin

In February 2025 we had already observed the functioning of DDoSIA, the crowd-hacking system promoted by NoName057(16): a client distributed via Telegram, DDoS attacks against European targets, rewards in cryptocurrencies.A simple, brutal, but effective machine. Its strong point is not its technical sophistication, but its ability to rapidly mobilize thousands of users, even those with no experience, turning them into occasional cyber-mercenaries. All you need is a smartphone, a Telegram channel, and a download link to enter the “patriotic war.” No training, no skills, just automated clicks and a dashboard with assigned targets. Then came Operation Eastwood, led in recent days by