Știri.md - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Știri.md, Online news website

Incident date: May 13, 2025

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Location: Moldova, Chișinău

Additional information:

The Știri.md platform has come under a coordinated manipulation and disinformation campaign led by networks linked to fugitive criminal Ilan Șor. Each day, dozens of fake, systematically managed accounts flood the publication's Facebook and Telegram pages with messages intended to undermine Moldova's pro-European direction.

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