Children's Parliament

The organisation known as Children's Parliament also operates under the alias Parlement des Enfants. Its headquarters are located in France. It is recognised by these two names in public references and reporting. The organisation’s primary identity is tied to its French base and its bilingual naming convention. No further details about its organisational structure or activities are provided in the source material.

On 29 March 2023, a pro‑Kremlin hacktivist group identified as NoName057(16) launched a distributed denial‑of‑service (DDoS) attack against several French governmental websites. The attack was carried out in retaliation for France’s support of Ukraine during the ongoing conflict. In addition to the French National Assembly and the French Senate, the Children's Parliament website was specifically targeted. The group’s motivation was explicitly linked to geopolitical retaliation rather than financial gain. The assault rendered the Children's Parliament site inaccessible for several hours while the Senate’s site remained operational.

NoName057(16) claimed responsibility for the operation through a message posted on its Telegram channel shortly after the attack concluded. The claim highlighted the group’s intent to disrupt French institutions perceived as backing Ukraine. Despite the successful takedown of the Children's Parliament site, the French National Assembly’s website experienced only intermittent disruption and remained largely reachable. The incident illustrates how hacktivist groups can use DDoS tactics to convey political messages. The event is recorded in open‑source cybersecurity reporting as an example of politically motivated cyber activity targeting French civic organisations.