Affiliated media: Telegram channel Kursiv.Mediа, Online media

Incident date: December 14, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Kursiv

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty, Almaty

Additional information:

The Telegram channel Kursiv.Media was attacked by bots. About 90,000 fake accounts were added to the Telegram channel within two days, the editorial board reported on December 14. The mass addition of fake accounts to the Telegram channels is usually used to discredit them or as a reason to appeal to the Telegram administration to block the channel. The IT department of the media outlet managed to block the addition of new bots.