Affiliated media: KaktusMedia (formerly Zanoza), Online newspaper

Incident date: December 18, 2019

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Radio Azattyk

Location: Kyrgyzstan

Additional information:

A number of Kyrgyzs websites, including Kaktus.media, Economist.kg and Pk.kg, were attacked by hackers. These publications had republished content from Factcheck.kg. The website of the Centre for Media Development was also blocked.