Affiliated media: AsiaTerra, Independent online media

Incident date: June 16, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Acca.media

Location: Uzbekistan, Taskent

Additional information:

One of the few independent online media AsiaTerra was attacked with requests by perpetrators, after which the host owner shut down the website. According to Asiaterra editor Alexey Volosevich, he will be given the IP addresses and number of attackers, but he has no doubt that the customer is in Tashkent. «When we contacted the hosting provider, he explained the need to eliminate the vulnerabilities for the further normal operation of the website. This is what we are doing now. In a few days, we’ll start uploading content again», Volosevich reported. According to the ACCA expert, the real reason for the DDoS attack was sensitive materials about the president’s inner circle.