Ziarul de Gardă - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Ziarul de Gardă, News website

Incident date: June 13, 2025

Attack type:

Identity theft / phishing / doxxing

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Moldova, Chișinău

Additional information:

A fake web page imitating the design of Ziarul de Gardă is spreading false information and includes links that redirect users to another site, which is in fact a financial scam.

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