Attacks on media outlets and organisations, Epicentar press, Čačak, 11.08.2025.

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Attacks on media outlets and organisations, Epicentar press, Čačak, 11.08.2025.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Epicentar press Čačak

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Epicentar Press ČačaK
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Milena Gavrilović

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    11.08.2025
  • City
    Čačak
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
    Bots
  • Means of incidents and attacks
    Other means of incidents and attacks
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations
  • Type of attack
    Hacking attack

  • Action by the authorities

  • Legal status of the case
    The procedure is in the phase of gathering information about all the circumstances of the case
  • Type of violation
    Hacker attack

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association reacted publicly
    The association sent a letter of concern to the institutions
    The association informed international organizations and institutions
    The association provided legal support

On August 11, the Čačany portal Epicenter Press suffered a malware attack on its server.
Also, after notifying the public about the malware attack, their Facebook page was immediately blocked, with the message you can see attached. After some time, the page was unblocked (the next day).

According to the information we received from the editor and technical support of the Epicenter portal, it is about three or more emails with problematic files that were received, and which, according to the provider’s records, created a problem, and which was noticed by the provider, after which the website was suspended until this morning.

In agreement with the editor of the portal, MIlena Gavrilović, NUNS reported the threats to the competent prosecutor’s office for high-tech crime.