Attacks on media outlets and organizations Autonomija, Novi Sad, 18.01.2026.

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Attacks on media outlets and organizations Autonomija, Novi Sad, 18.01.2026.

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  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Belgrade
  • Who was attacked?
    Group
  • Group members' names and surnames
    Portal Autonomija

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Autonomija
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Anem

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    18.01.2026
  • City
    Novi Sad
  • Were authorities informed?
    Case was reported to the Prosecutor’s Office
  • Perpetrator(s)
    Not known
  • Attacked by
    Organized groups
  • 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?
    No

The Instagram account of the Autonomija portal was first attacked and then temporarily suspended, and after a reaction according to the company Meta, the account was restored.

The attack happened at a similar time to the attacks on the accounts of other portals and photojournalists.

Meta was informed about all incidents, and the Special Public Prosecutor’s Office for VTK was informed about the events.