Server Attack Stops the Presses at US Newspaper Chain

They publish 77 newspapers in 26 U.S. states, according to Wikipedia. But this week a 'cybersecurity event' at the newspapers' parent company 'disrupted systems and networks,' according to an article at one of their news sites which quotes an email sent to employees by the publishing company's CEO. 'We have notified law enforcement of the situation.'

And the company 'has not released print or e-editions in most markets this week,' according to the Augusta Free Press, 'originally telling subscribers the outage was due to a server issue,'

The CEO said the company is also working to identify 'additional steps we can take to help prevent something like this from happening again.' The computer server appears to have compromised [last] Monday morning. No timeline has been announced for when news operations will return to normal publication schedules. According to a report in The News Virginian and published on the websites of the affected papers nationwide, the company is now producing, printing and delivering back issues, indicating at least some progress on printing and layout front...

Unfortunately, the cybersecurity attack on its server wasn't the only bad news for Lee Enterprises this week... In addition to the estimated $16.7 million the enterprise reported it lost in the last quarter, it has also gutted the staff of its newspapers as it appears to shift its focus toward more successful digital operations.

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