Askhat Niyazov - Justice for Journalists

Askhat Niyazov

Affiliated media: YouTube channel Obozhayu, Journalist

Incident date: January 19, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Astana

Additional information:

On the night of January 18-19, the phone of the journalist Askhat Niyazov started receiving calls from unknown numbers. Judging by the record published by Niyazov, the calls were allegedly coming from Korea, Russia, Austria, the USA, Germany, and the UK.

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