Penza Online - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Penza Online, News website

Incident date: August 18, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Novaya Gazeta

Location: Russia, Penza Oblast, Penza

Additional information:

Penza Online, a regional news portal, was subjected to a DDoS attack since 2 AM and was inaccessible.

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