Affiliated media: Ochyorsky Krai newspaper, Newspaper VKontakte group

Incident date: July 20, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Authorities

Source: Ura.ru

Location: Russia, Perm Krai, Ochyor

Additional information:

The VKontakte group of the newspaper Ochyorsky Krai, which is the main print media outlet in the Ochyor district of Perm Krai, was attacked by hackers. After the hack, attackers posted information on the resource about raising money for medical treatment. Later, the administrators of the page regained access and urged readers not to transfer money to the scammers.