Factcheck.bg, Bulgaria's most well-known fact-checking website that is well-known for combating Russian misinformation, was the target of a cyberattack.
However, the identity of its perpetrator is yet unknown. Numerous posts were removed as a result of the attack from Factcheck.bg, Facebook, and the Association of European Journalists' website.
According to the alerts, the posts were removed for reasons connected to spam, privacy policies, or cyber security.
WordPress, the platform utilised by the hacked sites, was found to have a suspicious plugin, according to a scan of the sites.
"id": "FAC1816211023",
"linkid": "factcheck-bulgaria",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "09/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"