Affiliated media: Kazpravda.kz , Online media

Incident date: March 17, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Kazakhstanskaya Pravda's Facebook page

Location: Kazakhstan, Astana, Nur-Sultan

Additional information:

The website of the newspaper Kazakhstanskaya Pravda reported «malfunctions when viewing news»: the image of the Russian flag with elements of military symbols could appear on the screen of a computer or mobile device. «This phenomenon is caused by a hacker attack on the partner service of the portal Kazpravda.kz, code elements of which were partially embedded in the code of our website. Currently, the service is disconnected from the portal until all the circumstances of the incident are clarified, the work of the portal has been restored in full», — the editorial board said.