Fortanga - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Fortanga, Media outlet

Incident date: September 17, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Fortanga

Location: Russia, Republic of Ingushetia, Republic of Ingushetia

Additional information:

One of Fortanga's posts on Instagram was subjected to a massive spoofing of likes. Under the threat of blocking the account, the editorial staff deleted the post and temporarily froze the page. Fortanga links this attack to a recent critical publication about the situation at polling stations in the republic.

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