Vechirniy Kyiv - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Vechirniy Kyiv, Online media outlet

Incident date: June 15, 2024

Attack type:

Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Unknown hackers hacked the page of the media outlet Vechirniy Kyiv on TikTok and published fake information about fundraising for the army. Since the hackers not only cracked the password, but also changed the email address attached to the account, it took several days to restore access. At the moment, access to the account has been restored.

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