On.ge - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: On.ge, News website

Incident date: July 29, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The server hosting several media was subjected to a DDoS attack. For about an hour, the website of the Georgian media On.ge operated intermittently. On the fact of the incident, the editorial staff of the portal applied to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia. The website of the online media Publika.ge also operated with a delay.

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