Pirveli TV channel - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Pirveli TV channel , TV channel

Incident date: September 5, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Georgia, Tbilisi

Additional information:

The server of the Pirveli TV channel was subjected to cyberattack, due to which the information service and newscasts stopped working. The channel's management links the attack to a journalistic investigation of Bidzina Ivanishvili's activities, which aired a few hours before the attack.

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