Detector media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Detector media, Online news outlet

Incident date: April 22, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: The Institute of Mass Information (IMI)

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

The online media outlet Detector Media has reported that hackers attacked the website on April 22. Detector Media editor-in-chief Otar Dovzhenko said that the NoName057(16) group had claimed responsibility for the cyberattacks. The hackers called them Russia's enemies and said they attacked the website because the media discredits the Russian army.

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