Lee Enterprises, a media giant that owns dozens of newspapers throughout the United States, confirmed that the electronic attack on its systems is behind a continuous turmoil in dozens of newspapers and media throughout the United States.
In a common email message with the customers who were sent on Friday, which was witnessed by Techcrunch, the CEO of Lee Kevin Mwbray said that the company is working to “restore our entire systems” after the electronic attack earlier in the week.
Trissi Roth, official spokesman for Lee Enterprises, told Techcrunch that the power outage is caused by the “cybersecurity event” and that the company “now focuses on identifying information – if any – may be affected by the situation.”
The spokesperson refused to say whether he had received any call from infiltrators, or if he had a healing schedule. The company will not say whether it has technical means, such as records, to determine whether or stolen information has been accessed.
I did not describe the nature of the electronic attack, and the company will not comment on its email.
Lee is one of the largest newspapers in the United States and provides publishing services and website services to 72 publications, including Saint Lewis after the spread, which is News of breaking the story on Friday.
The Post Dispatch said while she had not missed any days of publication, but most of the newspapers this week were affected. Postpartum newspapers said that some newspapers were smaller in some days.
Several other news means have reported that they were affected by the electronic attack in Lee, including Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming. in A news article on its websiteThe Star-Tribune said, “Many newspapers were not initially unable to build pages and publish, although the company is working to print problems and present them back,” said The Star-Tribune. The newspaper website warns that the electronic attack may “temporarily affect access to subscription accounts.”
According to an email on February 3, which was sent to all Lee employees, seen by Techcrunch, Lee reported that one of the data centers hosting the requests and services used by Lee and media employees were in non -communication, including its systems for subscribers’ services.
An email to LEE employees, which he later sent on the same day, said that its communication center applications, some phone lines and other basic systems, including its VPN for employees from a distance and one signature to access the applications, cannot be accessed.
The interruption that has not been resolved until Monday. Ciso Rob Hofpauir will not provide me for an interview.
Lee Enterprises released her latest quarterly profit this week, as she reported $ 144.6 million for the first quarter of financial-a 7 % decrease on an annual basis-but it did not indicate interruption or electronic attack.
This is the second known electronic attack on Lee in the past five years. the Wall Street Journal mentioned in 2021 The Iranian infiltrators led to the exposure of the LEE content management system as part of a campaign aimed at spreading misleading information before the 2020 presidential elections.
