Lee Enterprises

Data breach at newspaper giant Lee Enterprises affects 40,000 people

Lee Enterprises, the newspaper publishing giant that was hit by a ransomware attack in February, causing widespread disruption to dozens of U.S. media outlets, has confirmed the cyberattack resulted in the theft of employees’ personal data. The company confirmed in a letter filed with Maine’s attorney general that the personal information of 39,779 people was […]

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Lee Enterprises ransomware attack hits freelance and contractor payments

As disruption from a suspected ransomware attack on newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises span into its second month, the cyberattack is also affecting payments to freelancers and contractors who work for the company, TechCrunch has learned. The cyberattack on Lee Enterprises on February 3 sparked widescale outages and ongoing disruption at dozens of newspapers across

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Media giant Lee Enterprises confirms cyberattack as news outlets report ongoing disruption

Lee Enterprises, a media giant that owns dozens of newspapers across the United States, has confirmed a cyberattack on its systems is behind ongoing disruption at dozens of newspapers and media outlets across the United States. In an email shared with customers sent Friday, which TechCrunch has seen, Lee CEO Kevin Mowbray said the company

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