HamamTimes

Affiliated media: News website

Incident date: August 27, 2021

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: az-netwatch.org

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

On August 27, the website for the popular platform HamamTimes was hacked. The team behind the platform reported all of its content was removed, suspecting that the hackers used the site’s vulnerability due to weak security protocols in place. So far, HamamTimes has managed to restore all of the website’s archive of stories; however, its' hosting remains vulnerable to new targeting.