Channel 24 - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Channel 24, TV channel website

Incident date: May 11, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The website of Channel 24 has been subjected to a hacker attack. According to media representatives, the attack was ordered by Russia. Immediately after the hacking, the website started publishing news with threats to Zelensky and Ukrainians with sentiments similar to the Russian propaganda. Also, shortly before the hacking, Channel 24’s website was scheduled to publish an investigation about a Russian GRU agent.

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