Hackers Post Fabricated Statements on Czech Press Agency (ČTK) News Site
INCIDENT
An unknown attacker posted fabricated texts that were not produced by ČTK on the news website Česká noviny (ČN), which is operated by the Czech Press Agency (ČTK).
It was a text with the headline "BIS prevented an assassination attempt on newly elected Slovak President Petr Pelligrini" and a fabricated extraordinary statement by Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský on the same. The attacker placed it on the ČN website in Czech and English. The disinformation was also published with relevant notifications in the ČN mobile application.
The news was removed from the České noviny website and access was blocked.
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IT