The Bell reported the attack on the publication's website

The Bell website has come under attack. This was reported in the telegram channel of the publication.

“The Bell website was down this afternoon and access issues persist to this day. The reason was an external attack, the source and purpose of which are still unclear to us, ”The Bell said in a statement.

It is also noted that the publication is taking additional measures to strengthen the protection of its servers.

Previously, unknown people tried to hack into the phone of The Bell journalist Irina Pankratova. The attackers ordered at the MegaFon office to detail Pankratova's calls and messages using fake documents.

The journalist suggested that someone is purposefully trying to trace the sources of her information or use her personal data. “I have several difficult stories in development, and it can also be any of the heroes of already published texts,” she said.

Irina Pankratova published investigations into the sources of funding for online casinos, the former son-in-law of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, and the market for breaking through state databases after the poisoning of Alexei Navalny.

In addition, on August 17, reported a spam attack on phone numbers. journalists from Important Stories* Irina Dolinina* and Alesya Marokhovskaya*

* Included by the Ministry of Justice in the list of media outlets performing the function of a foreign agent