Attacks on media, Demostat, Belgrade, 02.08.2023.

IJAS •︎ 02/08/2023

Attacks on media, Demostat, Belgrade, 02.08.2023.

Translations: Beograd 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    RS
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Demostat

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Istraživačko izdavački centar Demostat
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Istraživačko izdavački centar Demostat

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    11.08.2023
  • City
    Beograd
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    (ordinary) citizens
  • Type of incident
    Attacks on media outlets and organizations
  • Type of attack
    Other attacks

  • Action by the authorities

  • Action taken by the journalists' association

  • Was journalist's association informed by the journalists directly?
    Yes

The portal of the research publishing center Demostat came under a strong hacker attack, which is why the website has been down for several days.

This is the strongest hacker attack on Demostat’s portal in the previous period, during which there were several attempts to take down the site. Demostat’s team of IT experts takes all the necessary steps and makes great efforts to restore the site’s functions as soon as possible.

This is the first time that Demostat has reported an attack on their site, although they have been faced with this problem on several occasions.

The case was not reported to the competent state authorities.