Mikhail Kozachkov - Justice for Journalists

Mikhail Kozachkov

Affiliated media: Newspaper Vremya, Telegram channel Kozachkov offside , Journalist

Incident date: October 27, 2022

Attack type:

  • Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Adil Soz

Location: Kazakhstan, Almaty Province, Almaty

Additional information:

Mikhail Kozachkov, the journalist of the newspaper Vremya, said that there was an attempt to hack his personal Telegram channel Kozachkov offside. According to the journalist’s information, the hacking attempt took place at night and, judging by the Telegram message, from Paris. The attackers failed to hack the Telegram channel. Currently, Mikhail Kozachkov’s Telegram channel has 84,900 subscribers.

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