Affiliated media: Repost.uz, News agency

Incident date: July 25, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Repost.uz

Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent

Additional information:

On 25 July, Repost.uz website was hacked. Malefactors posted the news on 20 July about the death of the leader of Karakalpakistan Musa Erniyazov. The article wasn’t noticeable on the website and was available via the direct link. According to the editors, someone might have got an access to one of the administrator’s information. The nature of the news increased traffic on the website, making it difficult to access the admin’s panel and delete it.