FreeДom (TV Channel) - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: FREEДOM (TV Channel), News aggregator

Incident date: January 17, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kiev

Additional information:

Hackers carried out a DDoS attack on FreeДom, a digital news aggregator. The site received more than 5 million requests from 80 countries within a short time-span. Despite this, the site remained functional, with a few difficulties. The channel believes that Russian hackers are responsible.

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Gofundme campaign (by Jakub Parusinski) or 2402.org (by Zaborona Media) or IFJ/EFJ Safety Fund

Justice for Journalists Foundation is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (registered company no: 13882886) and a registered charity (registered charity no: 1201812). Its registered office address is: 16 Great Queen Street, Covent Garden, London WC2B 5AH.

References to “the Foundation” or “JFJ” in this website mean Justice for Journalists Foundation throughout.

On April 15, 2025, the Russian Ministry of Justice labelled Justice for Journalists Foundation an ‘undesirable organisation’ in the territory of the Russian Federation.

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