The Bell - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: The Bell, Online news outlet

Incident date: September 2, 2021

Attack type:

Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Russia, Moscow, Moscow

Additional information:

The Bell news outlet reported that it had been hacked. Subscribers received the letter with a «provocative text». «Boycotting the election is the only right thing to do», – said the letter.

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