Statement from Kurdistan 24 Company for Media and Research Ltd.

We would like to inform the public that Kurdistan 24 has recently been the subject of successive cyberattacks and intensive attempts to prevent our message from reaching our readers. However, we assure everyone that we are committed to our national and professional obligations and remain steadfast in our work.

Since Kurdistan 24 was founded we have faced constant pressure from domestic and foreign actors due to our focus on empowering Kurdish voices and communicating Kurdish issues to an international audience.

Over the past few months, Kurdistan 24's IT experts and external technology advisors have detected extensive cyberattacks on our website and social media accounts. They also found that the attacks were systematic and bore the hallmarks of cyberterrorism activities led by a team of hackers. The attacks came from inside Iraq and neighboring countries.

These attacks aim to prevent Kurdistan 24 from reaching its followers and silence the institution's message. After a thorough investigation, Kurdistan 24 exposed the sources of the cyberattacks and has informed the relevant parties of the situation.

While access to our main website has been temporarily disrupted, our data center has not suffered any damage as it is immune to cyberattacks. This means our online services will always be available to the public.

Dear readers, Kurdistan 24 was established on the basis of a professional, ethical, and national commitment. We are dedicated to continuing on this path. The pressures and cyberattacks will not hinder our efforts to inform our readers worldwide.

You can currently visit the Kurdistan 24 website on a temporary domain (www.24.krd). We are still working on restarting our main domain (www.kurdistan24.net).

Signed,

Kurdistan 24 Company for Media and Research Ltd.

Jan. 07, 2022