Dmitry Pankovets

Affiliated media: Nasha Niva, Editor-in-chief

Incident date: March 26, 2021

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Nasha Niva

Location: Belarus, Minsk

Additional information:

At night, hackers temporarily gained access to the Nasha Niva Telegram channel, accessing the accounts of three employees, including deputy editor-in-chief Dmitry Pankovets. The hacked editors' accounts were used to change the name of the channel, delete all news for 25 March and begin blocking subscribers. Approximately 1,300 subscribers were removed. The attackers also gained access to all of Dmitry Pankovets’ correspondence.