Sergey Ezhov - Justice for Journalists

Sergey Ezhov

Affiliated media: The Insider, Investigative journalist

Incident date: June 19, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Sergey Ezhov's Telegram channel

Location: Russia, Moscow

Additional information:

After publishing an investigation into businessman Oleg Deripaska, The Insider journalist Sergey Ezhov became the target of a cyberattack. Unknown individuals attempted to breach his email and social media accounts. Ezhov also noted a sudden spike in subscribers to his Telegram channel, which he believes is connected to the attack.

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