Anticoruptie.md - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Anticoruptie.md, Online platform for reporting cases of corruption and related crimes in the Republic of Moldova

Incident date: August 11, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Anticoruptie.md

Location: Moldova, Chisinau

Additional information:

Center for Investigative Journalism of Moldova reported that its portal anticoruptie.md was subjected to several cyberattacks in August. This jeopardized the website's activity, especially on August 11 and 12, when the portal was completely unavailable.

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