The Holy League is a cybergang involved in many socially motivated offensives: the main purpose of the Holy League is to protect certain Christian values. The Holy League is supposedly based in Europe.
Attacks and methodologies
Supposedly created in 2020, the Holy League has been the subject of attacks (mostly by DDoS) in collaboration with other cyber collectives. Specifically, Holy League has participated in several attacks against French institutional targets, and a very comprehensive article in The Cyber Express states that four members of the collective (Hunt3rKill3rs, Shadow Unit, EvilNet and KozSec) have claimed credit for these attacks, including one against the SCADA systems of the Siaap Marne Aval water treatment plant in France. Since April 2025, the Holy League has participated in numerous attacks targeting European targets including the British Army, Royal Navy and intelligence apparatuses, with DDoS attacks and in cooperation with pro-Russian collectives (Noname57(16)).
It is speculated (the Times states) that a lobbying network of 80-90 activists from all walks of life, from the pro-Russian hacktivists already mentioned, to pro-Palestinian groups (of which the best known are Mr Hamza and Shadow Unit) may be behind the Holy League. This makes Holy League not a single group but a synergetic coalition of groups, engaged in socio-political campaigns with a strong ideological impact. Areas under attack include, for example: groups defending LGBTQ+ rights, pro-abortion specialised health workers, secular organisations, Islamic institutions, progressive political groups, press organs when aligned in opposition to the group’s ideologies, progressive educational institutions, extreme right-wing opposition groups, (non-Christian) religious organisations, etc.
Base in Europe
The name Holy League, the targets targeted and the language used in some of the communiqués (French and German), suggest that the collective’s base is in Europe and this would be of particular importance. Mind you, this does not mean that the Holy League cannot espouse religious causes outside the European border, the messages below prove exactly the opposite. However, it can be seen that while on the one hand there is talk of Middle Eastern culture, on the other there are religious icons belonging to the Christian reality.
