Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Affiliated media: Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty , Online news outlet

Incident date: September 14, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

Unknown individuals have been sending large numbers of fake enquiries on behalf of the Belarusian Service of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty to pro-democracy activists and organisations. The messages referred to a supposed “analytical centre”, a person named Katerina Semionova, and a bot called SvabodaBelarusBot. The editorial team has warned readers about the danger.

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