Hackers take aim at Washington Post journalists in an apparent ‘targeted’ cyberattack


Hackers have tried to break into the email accounts of a select number of Washington Post journalists, according to an internal Washington Post memo obtained by CNN.

The Post discovered the “possible targeted” hack of its email system last Thursday, prompting the newspaper to reset login credentials for all its employees on Friday, Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray said in a memo Sunday to employees. “Although our investigation is ongoing, we believe the incident affected a limited number of Post journalists accounts, and we have contacted those whose accounts have been impacted,” 

Read more…
Source: CNN News 


Sign up for our Newsletter
The latest news and insights delivered right to your inbox.


Related:

  • UK: Cybercriminals claim to have stolen data from Southern Water

    January 24, 2024

    Cybercriminals claim they have stolen data from a water company’s IT systems. Southern Water, which has hundreds of thousands of customers in Kent, says it has detected suspicious activity and launched an investigation led by cybersecurity experts. But it says there is no evidence to suggest “customer relationships or financial systems” have been affected. In a ...

  • AerCap confirms cybersecurity attack

    January 23, 2024

    Irish aircraft leasing giant AerCap is investigating a cybersecurity attack on its systems, but says that it suffered no financial loss as result of the hack. Claims surfaced online at the weekend that an organisation had hacked the Dublin-headquartered multinational’s systems and planned to leak data within days. AerCap confirmed that on January 17th it experienced ...

  • Subway reportedly hit by LockBit ransomware – but is it half-baked speculation?

    January 23, 2024

    Subway has allegedly suffered a data breach at the hands of none other than the notorious LockBit ransomware gang. According to a media report, the ransomware-as-a-service provider added the sandwich makers to its data leak site earlier this week after one of its affiliates made away with gigabytes of sensitive data. Read more… Source: MSN News  

  • Australia: Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov has been sanctioned over the Medibank data breach

    January 23, 2024

    The Australian government has used Magnitsky-style sanctions for the first time to punish Russian man Aleksandr Ermakov over what it says is his role in the 2022 Medibank Private data breach. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles made the announcement on Tuesday morning. But what exactly are ...

  • Lebanon: Ministry of Social Affairs’ website suffers cybersecurity breach

    January 22, 2024

    The Ministry of Social Affairs’ website has been subjected to a cyber-attack. Authorities are actively working to resolve the issue and ensure the restoration of normalcy to the site. Reportedly, the website does not contain any personal information. Read more… Source: Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International   

  • LoanDepot outage drags into second week after ransomware attack

    January 19, 2024

    LoanDepot customers say they have been unable to make mortgage payments or access their online accounts following a suspected ransomware attack on the company last week. The mortgage and loan giant said on January 8 that it was working to “restore normal business operations as quickly as possible” following a security incident that involved the “encryption ...