Wotan Forest
| Primary URL | Location | Industry | www[.]agrofert[.]com |
Country
Czechia
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Chemical
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Profile
WotanForest is a company headquartered in Czechia.
The organisation is known by the alias Wotan Forest.
It is owned by Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis.
Ownership links the company to Babis's broader business portfolio, as evidenced by the targeting of multiple firms linked to him in the 2016 incident.
No additional information about its founding date or industry sector is provided in the sources.
On 1 August 2016, anonymous hackers initiated a series of DDoS attacks targeting companies owned by Andrej Babis. Wotan Forest was explicitly mentioned as one of the targets in this operation.
The attacks were conducted under the banner of the #OpBlokada campaign.
The campaign opposed a newly proposed online gambling law that would allow authorities to block unlicensed gambling websites.
Hackers argued that the legislation would create a precedent for broader internet censorship measures.
The offensive was described as short‑lived, focusing on a set of specific firms.
In addition to Wotan Forest, the hackers named Agrofert, Hyza, Cepro, Preol, Penam, and Uniles as targets.
The actors warned that further disruptions could occur if their demands were not met. The Czech government maintained that the gambling legislation aimed to curb tax evasion.
Conversely, the hackers contended the law granted the minister unchecked power to restrict online content.