Affiliated media: Exk.kz, Online media

Incident date: July 21, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

On the morning of July 20, an investigative piece about Internet fraudsters and Internet swindlers was published on the Express K website. Approximately two hours later, massive hacker attacks on the website began. «According to information from specialists of the IT department, the requests were specifically for this publication. Immediately certain technical work was carried out, additional protection was enabled, and the efforts of our employees were able to repel the DDoS attack», — said the editor-in-chief of the website Artyom Istomin.