Affiliated media: ABW.by (Avtobiznes), Media's Instagram account

Incident date: June 15, 2022

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: European Radio for Belarus

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

The law enforcers reported the detention of three journalists of the portal ABW.by (Avtobiznes): editor-in-chief Yuliya Mudreuskaya, editor of special projects Yury Hladchuk, and publishing editor Vadzim Ziankevich. The day before, on June 15, a strange publication appeared on the media’s Instagram account. It said that the employees of Avtobiznes «were making a mess and exacerbating the situation in the country». The correspondence in the workplace chat room was also published. After a while, this post was deleted. Apparently, unauthorized persons had gained access to the administration rights.