Attacks on media outlets and organizations: Istraga.ba, Sarajevo, 20.04.2025.

BHJA •︎ 23/04/2025

Attacks on media outlets and organizations: Istraga.ba, Sarajevo, 20.04.2025.

Translations: Sarajevo 

  • Case info

  • Personal info

  • Regional center
    Sarajevo
  • Who was attacked?
    Organization

  • Media outlet

  • Name of the media outlet
    Istraga.ba
  • Type of media platform
    Online Media
  • Source of information about the incident
    Media

  • Incident Data

  • Date of incident
    20.04.2025
  • City
    Sarajevo
  • 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

  • Police action
    N/A
  • Public prosecutor's action
    N/A
  • Court action
    N/A
  • 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?
    Unknown
  • What was the reaction of the journalists' association?
    The association organized some other form of support

Online media Istraga from Sarajevo was victim of a hacking attack from more than 20 countries. As it was stated from this media, the most significant attack was coordinated from the Netherlands. The editor, Avdo Avdić, reported the incident to the relevant police agency – MUP of Sarajevo Canton. The readers were not able to access the Istraga.ba site for two days.