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Authorities Catch Cyberattacker Behind Months-Long Assault on Hungarian Press

Hungarian police have identified and apprehended a man from Budapest who allegedly orchestrated a series of digital attacks that disabled numerous news portals in Hungary and targeted an international press organization based in Austria. The man operated under the alias ‘Hano’ and was tracked down by the National Bureau of Investigation’s Cybercrime Division, the police confirmed in a statement released Monday. According to investigators, the in…

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A Budapest man operating under the pseudonym Hano has been attacking various news portals for years. Police caught the suspect with the help of Austrian authorities.

Investigation of the attack: The Hungarian police arrested a 23-year-old from Budapest, who is supposed to be behind the DDos attack on the "taz" website on the day of the federal election, reports the paper. On IT devices, investigators had found after a house search "clear evidence for the commission of the crimes". Meanwhile, however, he was again at large, it says. "Hano", according to the self-elected name of the hacker, had apparently atta…

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The attacks intermittently but permanently disrupted the availability of the portals.

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Heti Világgazdaság broke the news in Hungary on Monday, July 21, 2025.
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