UkDrillas
Attribution profile
- Type
- Sensationalist
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Known incidents
- 2 incidents
- Sources
- 2 sources
- First seen
- 2019-09-06
- Last seen
- 2019-09-06
- Updated
- 2026-10-14 18:47
- Aliases
- 1 alias
STIX characteristics
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Profile narrative
UkDrillas, also referenced as UKDrillas, is a threat actor known to operate from the United Kingdom. The actor claimed responsibility for DDoS attacks that disrupted Wikipedia’s accessibility across several European and Middle Eastern countries and simultaneously affected World of Warcraft Classic servers on 6 September 2019, indicating a disruptive objective targeting online services such as knowledge‑sharing platforms and gaming infrastructures. The only tactic described in the sources is the use of DDoS traffic to overwhelm target systems; no malware families, initial‑access methods, or specific tools are mentioned. No state affiliation or criminal‑consortium links are publicly established, and the actor’s identity remains limited to the alleged UK‑based individual who was later doxxed. The September 2019 Wikipedia and World of Warcraft Classic incidents represent the actor’s most notable publicly reported campaign.
Incidents
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2 incidentsSources
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