Turan TV - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Turan TV , Online TV channel

Incident date: June 6, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Azerbaijan, Baku

Additional information:

Broadcasted from abroad TV channel Turan TV has been attacked by hackers. According to the channel's director Ganimat Zaidov, the channel's servers were hacked, and materials were deleted. Specialists have managed to restore the server and materials. Turan TV was created by employees of the Azadliq newspaper who emigrated from Azerbaijan to Europe. The channel is known for its harsh criticism of the government and has a broad audience in Azerbaijan.

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