The Philadelphia Inquirer has been hit with a cyberattack that prevented the newspaper from printing its Sunday edition, according to an announcement on the Inquirer’s website.
... [+]has been hit with a cyberattack that prevented the newspaper from printing its Sunday edition, according to an announcement on the. The newspaper may not be able to print the entirety of its Monday edition, though its website is currently up and working slower than normal.
It’s not clear who may be behind the cyberattack, nor the extent of the damage the unnamed hackers have been able to perform against the newspaper. TheRansomware attacks have become an incredibly popular way for hackers to get money from companies and institutions. They typically involve penetrating an online system with valuable information, and hackers will digitally lock up that information with encryption that only the hackers can unlock.
The cyberattack was first recognized on Saturday morning when the content-management system, or CMS, used to publish articles at the newspaper’s website stopped working. Reporters developed a workaround that allowed them to post directly to thepublisher Lisa Hughes reportedly sent out an internal email on Sunday to all staff at the newspaper informing them not to come into the office on Monday.
“We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work to fully restore systems and complete this investigation as soon as possible,” Hughes said, according to the
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