At least four media organisations have been targeted in unprecedented digital attacks, said Abdul Manan, chairman of the Alliance of Independent Journalists (AJI). “This is too serious to be an accident,” Manan said. “It is certain this type of attack, and the intended target of the media that has been quite critical so far. There is a very clear intention: that this is part of an effort to reduce the media’s critical attitude toward the government.” Manan said the attacks ranged from DDoS attacks to doxing and the hacking of media servers, including the removal of select stories.