Affiliated media: kloop.kg, News website

Incident date: October 4, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Kloop

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Uzgen

Additional information:

Journalists were broadcasting live on their Facebook page from a meeting between the local population and the president of Kyrgyzstan in Uzgen, Osh region, in the south of the country. The broadcast suddenly disappeared. According to Kloop, it was the result of an attack on the social media account of a journalist of this media. In live broadcasts, locals expressed dissatisfaction with the impending transfer of the Kempir-Abad reservoir to Uzbekistan as part of an agreement between Bishkek and Tashkent to resolve border issues. During their work, Kloop journalists noted that unknown people followed them and asked who they were. A similar situation was recorded on the Facebook page of the T-Media TV and radio company. They also reported that the personal page of the journalist who was broadcasting live was attacked.