Affiliated media: Instagram account ProTenge, Online media

Incident date: December 11, 2023

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Dzhamilya Maricheva's Facebook account

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Astana

Additional information:

On the evening of December 8, access to the ProTenge page in Instagram was restricted due to mass complaints to the administration of the social network. The editorial board considers it a well-planned attack for refusing to remove published materials. By 11 PM, the account was restored, but was attacked again at the same minute. Access to the account was restored on December 12. According to the founder of the independent media outlet Dzhamilya Maricheva, there have been several attempts over the past month to influence a number of publications already published on their channel.