Security News > 2023 > May > Philadelphia Inquirer operations disrupted after cyberattack
The Philadelphia Inquirer daily newspaper is working on restoring systems impacted by what was described as a cyberattack that hit its network over the weekend.
"We appreciate everyone's patience and understanding as we work to fully restore systems and complete this investigation as soon as possible," a spokesperson for Inquirer publisher Lisa Hughes said.
The news organization detected the attack after the content management system went down on Saturday morning, days after it was alerted of "Anomalous activity" by Cynet Systems, a cybersecurity company that manages the Inquirer's network security.
The Philadelphia Inquirer is now reaching a growing audience of over 13 million people monthly through its newspaper, website, and other platforms, almost 200 years after it was first published in 1829.
News Corporation, a mass media and publishing giant that owns New York Post, The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones, MarketWatch, Fox News, Barron's, The Sun, and the News UK, also disclosed in February 2023 that Chinese-linked attackers had access to its network between February 2020 and January 2022.
The threat actors had access to an email and document storage system used by several News Corp businesses, which gave them access to business documents and emails containing sensitive data, including employees' personal information.