Politerno - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Politerno, Online media outlet

Incident date: October 9, 2020

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Non-authorities

Source: Facebook page of Politerno

Location: Ukraine, Ternopil Oblast, Ternopil

Additional information:

The Politerno website was down for several days due to a DDoS attack. The attacks began after the publication of material on the list of candidates from one of the parties, the subjects of the electoral process. The media itself during this period was forced to publish only on social networks.

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