Affiliated media: Contact.az, Online media outlet

Incident date: May 15, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Meydan TV

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

From May, 15 until the morning of May, 19 the websites of Turan.az and Contact.az were subjected to a massive cyber attack and were blocked twice. DDoS attacks occurred every time websites published critical articles about violations of the rights of opposition activists. At the same time, part of the published articles disappeared. The work of the sites was restored, including the destroyed materials.