Authorities Catch Cyberattacker Behind Months-Long Assault on Hungarian Press
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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.


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
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…


Hungarian police arrest suspect in cyberattacks on independent media
Authorities said they raided the Budapest residence of a man believed to be "Hano," the suspect in a series of cyberattacks on independent media outlets.
Hungary: Police arrest suspect behind DDoS cyberattacks on IPI and independent media websites
Hungary: Police arrest suspect behind DDoS cyberattacks on IPI and independent media websites The International Press Institute (IPI) today welcomes news of the arrest by Hungarian law enforcement of an individual in Budapest suspected of carrying out powerful cyberattacks against the website of IPI and multiple independent news outlets in Hungary in 2023 and 2024. 22.07.2025 On 21 July, the Hungarian National Investigation Burea…
The attacks intermittently but permanently disrupted the availability of the portals.
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