newsroom unaffected
The UK-based media space says that its on-line publishing is in large part unaffected and workers are publishing information to the Guardian website online in addition to at the app. The Guardian stated it was once assured it would nonetheless produce Thursday’s print newspaper.
“As everyone knows, there has been a serious incident which has affected our IT network and systems in the last 24 hours. We believe this to be a ransomware attack but are continuing to consider all possibilities,” he said. Anna BatesonThe Guardian Media Group chief executive, and Katharine Vinereditor-in-chief.
“Our technology teams have been working to deal with all aspects of this incident, with the vast majority of our staff able to work from home as we did during the pandemic,” they added.
Other media organizations hit by cyberattacks
As per cybersecurity company Heimdal, German newspaper Heilbronner Stimme suffered a ransomware attack in October. In an attack, its systems were encrypted by unknown threat actors. The publication’s printing systems were compromised.
The Nikkei newspaper publishing company also announced that a ransomware attack impacted the Singapore group’s headquarters on May 13 earlier this year.
Ransomware attacks on a rise
Not only news organizations, the healthcare sector has also seen continuous ransomware attacks. India’s premier institution All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) was hit by a cyber attack in November. In ransomware attacks, hackers gain access to a computer system and then ask for ransom to restore services.
“Threat actors have modernized their attack methodologies, evolved sophisticated tactics and adopted a wide range of attack campaigns,” he stated. Rajeev ChandrasekharMinister of State for Electronics & Information Technology.
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