Valentyna Troyan

Affiliated media: Institute of Mass Information, Journalist

Incident date: April 24, 2025

Attack type:

• Identity theft / phishing / doxxing

Who attacked: Unknown sources

Source: Institute of Mass Information

Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Oblast, Kyiv

Additional information:

Valentyna Troyan received a phishing email containing a malicious file designed to gather system information. Unlike previous attempts that typically used ZIP archives, this time the harmful script was disguised as a PDF. Fortunately, the journalist did not open the file and instead forwarded it to cybersecurity specialists for examination.