Incident reports
mass phishing attack against Azerbaijan civil society [updated]
january 14, 2020On January 6, veteran human rights lawyer Intigam Aliyev received an email from another human rights lawyer Rasul Jafarov. Aliyev, spotted something was not right and forwarded the email he received to Javarov’s real email. This is not the first time, Jafarov is targeted. In 2017, the case was captured in detail by Amnesty International. […]
News website blocked in Azerbaijan (Qurium Forensics)
december 10, 2019According to a forensic report released by Qurium on December 10, Gununsesi.org – an opposition website in Azerbaijan – it was possible to conclude that the website was blocked by means of Deep Packet Inspection (DPI).
Activist’s YouTube channel down
december 5, 2019On December 5, Shakir Zade, Azerbaijani activist living abroad, reported his YouTube channel was taken down following requests made by Milli TV, Qanun TV and AnTV.
Political leader’s Instagram page down
december 1, 2019On December 1, Ali Karimli, leader of the opposition party Popular Front reported his personal Instagram profile, taken down by Instagram without any notification.
Political figure Facebook page hacked
november 9, 2019On November 9, 2019, political activist and public figure, Gultekin Hajibeyli realized her Facebook page where she had some 200,000 followers was hacked. Hajibeyli’s page contains information about her recent work, speaking engagements, and interviews.
opposition movement facebook page hacked
october 21, 2019Opposition movement D18 reported it’s Facebook page was hacked by unknown perpetrators. While the administrators realized they were no longer in control of the page, they were unable to prevent the loss in the number of page likes.
internet connection down during political rally
october 19, 2019Opposition movement D18 reported it’s Facebook page was hacked by unknown perpetrators. While the administrators realized they were no longer in control of the page, they were unable to prevent the loss in the number of page likes.
telecom company temporary down
october 19, 2019Azercell, the country’s biggest telecom company failed to explain why its subscribers did not have access to the Internet on October 16, 2019.