Kaktus.media - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Kaktus.media, News website

Incident date: February 18, 2022

Attack type:

Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

Attackers tried to hack the Telegram accounts of the Kaktus.media employees. The attempts were made throughout the day from the same device. The hack was prevented. The editorial office said that it was not the first case of such an attack on the media. There were similar attempts to hack the Facebook and Whatsapp accounts of the Kaktus.media employees.

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