Affiliated media: Hordelo.kz , Online media

Incident date: January 25, 2024

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Kostanay Province, Rudny

Additional information:

The website of the Rudny-based newspaper Horosheye Delo has been inaccessible due to DDoS attacks since January 23. This was reported by the general director of SANA Corporation Yesen Kuanyshpayev (this LLP includes Horosheye Delo). Access to the website was restored on January 29, after three weeks of DDoS attacks. According to Yesen Kuanyshpayev, the website was restored after the involvement of a specialist. The company providing hosting services could not help in solving the problem. «Now we are solving the issue of protecting the website in the conditions of php version 5», — Kuanyshpayev said. According to the invited specialist, the attacks were directed at the «Forum» section of the website.