The newspaper publication giant, Lee Enterprises, said that an ongoing cyber attack is causing interruptions in his business, and is now in his third week of interruptions.
In a presentation before the US stock and values commission. UU., Lee said he was carrying out a forensic analysis to determine whether confidential or personal data were stolen in the cyber attack.
“Preliminary investigations indicate that the threat actors illegally accessed the company’s network, encrypted critical applications and exfiltrated certain files,” Lee said In your presentationdescribing the incident as a ransomware attack.
Lee said he anticipated that the interruptions lasted several more weeks as the company restores the affected systems. The company said it had notified the police.
“The incident affected the company’s operations, including the distribution of products, billing, charges and payments of suppliers. The distribution of publications printed in our product portfolio experienced delays, and online operations were partially limited, ”said the company in the presentation.
Tracy Rouch, a spokeswoman for Lee Enterprises, did not immediately respond a comment request on Tuesday.
Lee is one of the largest newspaper editors in the United States and provides publication and website services to 72 publications throughout the country.
Lee notified the media affected on February 3 that one of their data centers that houses applications and services used by Lee and its customers, including their services to pay the subscribers, was “down”, according to an email sent For the CEO of Lee, Kevin Mowbray. You have seen.
Later, Lee said his customers could not log in or access key commercial applications.
Several publications owned by Lee continue to report interruptions in their regular news printing operations. The Winston-Salem Journal, which is north Carolina, said Interruptions prevent several editions from printedwhile two newspapers based in Oregon de Lee, Albany Democrat-Horald and Corvallis Gazette-Times, similar problems that avoid publication of at least two editions until the weekend.
Other Lee publications show messages from the website that “are currently under maintenance in some services, which can temporarily affect access to subscription accounts and electronic edition.”
The Freedom of the Press Foundation has An execution list of affected points of sale.
Lee said the incident is “reasonably probable” to have a material impact on the company’s financial results.
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