MTV Shuts Down the “Fatemiyoun” Channel on Telegram for Cyberattacks
4/6/2026 3:31:38 PM
MTV, in collaboration with the Telegram app management and cybersecurity experts, successfully shut down the channel belonging to the so-called “Fatemiyoun Electronic Team” on the platform. This followed an organized campaign by around 22,000 people targeting the station and several of its journalists, in addition to hacking the Lebanese Ministry of Information website and the official site of the Lebanese Forces party.
The group, which operates digitally as a cyber front, claimed responsibility for a cyberattack described as “in support of Hezbollah,” which temporarily disabled MTV’s website. They then escalated their actions into a direct intimidation campaign, including death threats, harassment calls, and publishing personal data of several of the station’s journalists, including Michel El Murr, Majdoline Lahham, Anthony Merchak, Dima Sadek, Dani Haddad, and Khaldoun Jaber.
Fatemiyoun publicly claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram. These networks are reportedly part of an Iraqi cyber system linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and are used to carry out cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns, and threats online.
These acts are classified as organized cybercrimes, going beyond technical hacking to include criminal threats, defamation, and violations of privacy.
In coordination with relevant authorities, the main Telegram channel https://t.me/hak994 was closed, forcing the group to move to secondary channels, which are being targeted for closure as soon as they violate Telegram’s privacy, safety, and interaction rules.
The group, which operates digitally as a cyber front, claimed responsibility for a cyberattack described as “in support of Hezbollah,” which temporarily disabled MTV’s website. They then escalated their actions into a direct intimidation campaign, including death threats, harassment calls, and publishing personal data of several of the station’s journalists, including Michel El Murr, Majdoline Lahham, Anthony Merchak, Dima Sadek, Dani Haddad, and Khaldoun Jaber.
Fatemiyoun publicly claimed responsibility for the attack via Telegram. These networks are reportedly part of an Iraqi cyber system linked to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and are used to carry out cyberattacks, propaganda campaigns, and threats online.
These acts are classified as organized cybercrimes, going beyond technical hacking to include criminal threats, defamation, and violations of privacy.
In coordination with relevant authorities, the main Telegram channel https://t.me/hak994 was closed, forcing the group to move to secondary channels, which are being targeted for closure as soon as they violate Telegram’s privacy, safety, and interaction rules.