CYBER SECURITY EXPERT WARNS OF EXPECTED HACKER ATTACKS FROM AZERBAIJAN AND TURKEY
YEREVAN, April 21. / ARKA /. Websites providing extensive coverage of
the centenary of the Armenian genocide will be targeted by Azerbaijani
and Turkish hackers on April 23-24, cyber security expert Samvel
Martirosyan warned today.
Speaking at a news conference he said the number of hacker attacks
has declined a little at the moment, most likely because “renowned>>
Turkish and Azerbaijani hackers, who have been suspiciously inactive
these days are preparing for a major attack against the Armenian
websites.
According to him, this repeats actually every year when Turkish and
Azerbaijani hackers attack Armenian websites on April 24 trying to
“drown” them, ‘because stories about the Armenian genocide trigger
the interest of people in other countries and they begin to search
relating information from other sources,” said Martirosyan.
He emphasized that heads of media outlets must not ignore this
‘practice’ and take care of the security of their sites by involving
professionals. M.V.-0-
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