Proekt - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Proekt, Online media

Incident date: May 24, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The media Proekt was subjected to a cyber-attack after it published a guide to the Ukrainian war. A cyber attack caused the website of Proekt, as well as the Ukrainian war guide published the day before and the database with the names of commanders, and units involved in the war, to stop opening.

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