This year, from Tuesday, May 13th to Saturday, May 17th, 2025, the Eurovision Song Contest will take place in Basel. This is also an event that has the potential to attract DDoS actors. I will be keeping a close eye on Noname057(16) activity as this is something that is possible. Additionally, follow the news to see if we can see signs of activity.
News articles from past years indicate that DDoS attacks around the Eurovision Song Contest were a more or less common occurrence.
- Italien: Russische DDoS-Attacken auf Eurovision Song Contest abgewehrt (german)
- Cyber-Angriffe bedrohen Eurovision Song Contest (german)
If you are in charge of services in and around the ESC, don’t forget DDoS preparedness. I will be updating this blog post with public information that I see. This is also for my own curiosity regarding the impact and effectiveness of mitigations.