Washington Post investigating cyber attack on journalists, report says
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The reporters whose e-mails were targeted included members of the national security and economic policy teams.
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WASHINGTON – A cyber attack on The Washington Post compromised the e-mail accounts of several journalists and was most likely the work of a foreign government, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on June 15.
Mr Matt Murray, The Washington Post’s executive editor, said in an internal memo that the breach was discovered on June 12 and an investigation had been initiated, the WSJ reported.
Staff at The Washington Post were told the intrusions compromised journalists’ Microsoft accounts and could have granted the intruder access to work e-mails, the WSJ reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
The reporters whose e-mails were targeted included members of the national security and economic policy teams, including some who write about China, the report added.
The Washington Post did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. In 2022, News Corp, which publishes the WSJ, was breached by digital intruders. The e-mail accounts and data of an unspecified number of journalists were compromised in that incident. REUTERS
