Realliq.tv - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Realliq.tv , Group on social media

Incident date: August 7, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Turan.az news website reported that the pages of Realliq.tv, Realliq.tv group, and the Facebook profile of Realliq.tv editor Ikram Rahimov has been hacked. «An outside group manages all the profiles, and I myself have no access to the profiles», – said Rahimov. He also said that YouTube had informed him of attempts to hack the YouTube channel of Realliq.tv. Rahimov said that measures were taken to protect it.

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