Affiliated media: Republic, Journalist

Incident date: April 16, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Telegram channel Agentstvo. Novosti

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

Dmitry Kolezev, as well as his colleague from Republic (name unknown), as well as many employees of other independent media, were subjected to a massive spam attack on their cell phones. They began receiving numerous calls and text messages with registration confirmation codes for various services, including Gosuslugi, banks, and stores. Presumably, this was an attempt to hack into accounts. Journalists from TV Rain, Echo of Moscow, Bumaga, Mediazona, 7x7, The Village, and Republic, among others, reported such attacks.