Slovo Goroda - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Slovo Goroda, Editorial office

Incident date: April 17, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Kurort-Gorod Saki

Location: Republic of Crimea, Saki

Additional information:

On April 17, 2022, it became known that the website of the Saki-based newspaper Slovo Goroda was attacked and hacked. The attackers posted an article on the website aimed at discrediting the armed forces and the Russian government. The editorial office shut the website down until the perpetrators are found and the vulnerabilities are eliminated. As of September 4, the website is still down.

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