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ppNewspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises said an ongoing cyberattack is causing disruptions across its business and is now in its third week of outagesppIn a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Lee said it was conducting a forensic analysis to determine if sensitive or personal data was stolen in the cyberattackppPreliminary investigations indicate that threat actors unlawfully accessed the Companys network encrypted critical applications and exfiltrated certain files said Lee in its filing describing the incident as a ransomware attackppLee said it anticipated the outages to last for several more weeks as the company restores affected systems The company said it had notified law enforcement ppThe incident impacted the Companys operations including distribution of products billing collections and vendor payments Distribution of print publications across our portfolio of products experienced delays and online operations were partially limited the company said in the filingppTracy Rouch a spokesperson for Lee Enterprises did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday ppLee is one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States and provides publishing and website services to 72 publications across the countryppLee notified affected media outlets on February 3 that one of its data centers that hosts applications and services used by Lee and its customers including its services for paying subscribers was down according to an email sent by Lee CEO Kevin Mowbray that TechCrunch has seen ppLee later said its customers were unable to log in or access key business applicationsppSeveral Leeowned publications continue to report disruption to their regular newsprinting operations The WinstonSalem Journal covering North Carolina said the disruptions prevented it from printing several editions while two Leeowned Oregonbased newspapers Albany DemocratHerald and Corvallis GazetteTimes had similar issues preventing the publication of at least two editions until the weekend ppOther Lee publications display website messages that they are currently undergoing maintenance on some services which may temporarily affect access to subscription accounts and the EeditionppThe Freedom of the Press Foundation has a running list of affected outletsppLee said that the incident is reasonably likely to have a material impact on the companys financial resultsppDo you know more about the cyberattack at Lee Enterprises Contact Zack Whittaker securely on Signal and WhatsApp at 1 6467558849 You can also share documents securely with TechCrunch via SecureDropppppTopicspp
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ppNewspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises said an ongoing cyberattack is causing disruptions across its business and is now in its third week of outagesppIn a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission Lee said it was conducting a forensic analysis to determine if sensitive or personal data was stolen in the cyberattackppPreliminary investigations indicate that threat actors unlawfully accessed the Companys network encrypted critical applications and exfiltrated certain files said Lee in its filing describing the incident as a ransomware attackppLee said it anticipated the outages to last for several more weeks as the company restores affected systems The company said it had notified law enforcement ppThe incident impacted the Companys operations including distribution of products billing collections and vendor payments Distribution of print publications across our portfolio of products experienced delays and online operations were partially limited the company said in the filingppTracy Rouch a spokesperson for Lee Enterprises did not immediately return a request for comment on Tuesday ppLee is one of the largest newspaper publishers in the United States and provides publishing and website services to 72 publications across the countryppLee notified affected media outlets on February 3 that one of its data centers that hosts applications and services used by Lee and its customers including its services for paying subscribers was down according to an email sent by Lee CEO Kevin Mowbray that TechCrunch has seen ppLee later said its customers were unable to log in or access key business applicationsppSeveral Leeowned publications continue to report disruption to their regular newsprinting operations The WinstonSalem Journal covering North Carolina said the disruptions prevented it from printing several editions while two Leeowned Oregonbased newspapers Albany DemocratHerald and Corvallis GazetteTimes had similar issues preventing the publication of at least two editions until the weekend ppOther Lee publications display website messages that they are currently undergoing maintenance on some services which may temporarily affect access to subscription accounts and the EeditionppThe Freedom of the Press Foundation has a running list of affected outletsppLee said that the incident is reasonably likely to have a material impact on the companys financial resultsppDo you know more about the cyberattack at Lee Enterprises Contact Zack Whittaker securely on Signal and WhatsApp at 1 6467558849 You can also share documents securely with TechCrunch via SecureDropppppTopicspp
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