Affiliated media: Telegram channel ABZHAN NEWS, Telegram channel

Incident date: July 3, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel ABZHAN NEWS

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

The editorial board of the Telegram channel ABZHAN NEWS, officially registered as a media outlet, on the day the channel’s creator, journalist Makhambet Abzhan, was detained on July 3, reported another hacking attempt on the channel. «We have only partial access. Work is underway to restore full access», — the media wrote. It was also reported that «government-controlled bots and trolls» had become active in the chats. The editorial board asked readers to ignore them and not succumb to provocations and insults.