United News - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: United News, National TV broadcasting

Incident date: November 7, 2023

Attack type:

Cyber-, DDoS, and hacker attack on a media outlet

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

On Tuesday, November 7, from 4 PM to 5 PM, Russian hackers attacked the broadcast of the United News telethon. Ukrainian viewers could notice that the broadcast was interrupted by Russian music videos and propaganda. The Russians attacked the signal on the satellite.

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