Toplum TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Toplum TV, News channel

Incident date: September 17, 2022

Attack type:

Breaking into email / social media accounts / computer / smartphone

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

On September 17, the Facebook page of the online news platform Toplum TV was hacked. A hacker gained access to the account by hacking the personal Facebook profile of an employee. As a result, the news platform lost 26,000 subscribers and two weeks' worth of content. Access to the page was later restored.

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