- Lee Enterprises has submitted a new report to the dry
- He confirmed the suffering of a ransomware attack and to have encrypted files
- While the breakdown takes place, the investigation continues
The recent cyber attack of the Lee Enterprises newspaper has turned out to be a ransomware attack, after all.
The company confirmed the news in a recent 8-K report filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the United States, sharing more details on the attack, confirming that it was a strike of the strike ransomware.
“Preliminary surveys indicate that threat actors illegally accessed the company’s network, encrypted from critical applications and exfiltrated certain files,” he was in the folder. “The company actively conducts a forensic analysis to determine whether sensitive data or personally identifiable information (PII) has been compromised. Currently, no conclusive evidence has been identified, but the investigation remains in progress. »»
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The news occurs about a week after having filed a 10 Q form from the SEC saying that it had undergone a cyber attack which forced it to draw parts of its offline computer infrastructure.
“On February 3, 2025, the company experienced a failure of technology due to a cyber-incident affecting certain commercial applications, resulting in operational disruption,” he said in the file. “The company actively studies the incident, implementing recovery measures and assesses the potential impact on its operations, its financial situation and its internal controls.”
The incident had an impact on Lee’s operations, including the distribution of products, invoicing, collections and supplier payments, also stressed the company.
The distribution of publications printed through its portfolio of delays in delays, and online operations are partially limited. He has always said that he now distributes all basic products in the “normal cadence”, although weekly and auxiliary products have not yet been restored.
Some of the affected publications include Winston-Salem Journal, Albany Democra-Herald, Corvalis Gazette-Times and others. A full list of affected points of sale can be found on this link.
Via Techcrunch
