Rivne Vechirne (rivnepost.rv.ua) - Justice for Journalists

Affiliated media: Rivne Vechirne (rivnepost.rv.ua) , News website

Incident date: February 24, 2022

Attack type:

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

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: The Institute of Mass Information (IMI)

Location: Ukraine, Rivne Oblast, Rivne

Additional information:

From February 24 to April 12, 249 cyberattacks were launched against the Rivne Vechirne news website. Most of them came from China and Russia. According to the editor Bohdan Slonets, 95% of cyber attacks were repelled.

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