Affiliated media: Temirov Live, Media worker

Incident date: February 2, 2022

Attack type:

• Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: kloop.kg

Location: Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek

Additional information:

The investigative reporter of Temirov Live became the victim of sexual blackmail by the security services. The woman met a man at the gym, with whom she began an affair. Later, a source in the law enforcement agencies said that this man worked for the Kyrgyz special services, the State Committee for National Security. While they were romantically involved, the girl’s laptop was hacked, their sex was secretly filmed on video, and several people who identified themselves as the State Committee for National Security officers tried to ask her about Temirov’s upcoming investigations, threatening to ruin her life and the reputation of her parents. They also demanded that she sign a cooperation agreement and agree to spy on Temirov. The State Committee for National Security officers published an intimate video of her on the Internet.