Affiliated media: Ankakh.com, Online news portal

Incident date: May 18, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Ankakh.com

Location: Armenia, Yerevan

Additional information:

On May 18, the news site Ankakh.com suffered a hacker attack, as a result of which the content of several materials was changed. The site reported this, noting in particular, “The hackers changed several political materials…concerning Vazgen Manukyan (former prime minister, and then chair of the Civic Council). This fact enabled them to surmise that the hack attack on the site had a political subtext and was guided by specific circles.”