Lee Enterprises filed a new report to SEC It confirmed to suffer a ransomware -attack and have files encrypted Once the power outage pulls on, the study continues
After all, the recent cyberattack on the newspaper company Lee Enterprises has proven to be a ransomware attack.
The company confirmed the news in a recent 8-K report submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which shared more details about the attack, which confirmed it was a ransomware strike.
“Preliminary studies indicate that threat actors were illegally opening the company’s network, encrypted critical applications, and ex -filtered certain files,” it was said in the archiving. “The company is acting active forensic analysis to determine whether sensitive data or personally identifiable information (PII) was compromised. At this point, no crucial evidence has been identified, but the investigation remains in progress. “
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The news comes about a week after it has submitted a form of 10-Q, with SEC, in which it said it suffered a cyberattack that forced it to pull parts of its IT infrastructure offline.
“On February 3, 2025, the company experienced a technology interruption due to a cyber event that affects certain business applications, resulting in an operational disruption,” it was said in the archiving. “The company actively examines the incident, implements recovery measures and assesses the potential influence on its activities, financial conditions and internal controls.”
The incident affected Lee’s operations, including distribution of products, invoicing, collections and supplier payments, the company further emphasized.
Distribution of printed publications across its portfolio of products experienced delays, and online operations are partially limited. It still said that it now distributes all core products in “Normal Cadence”, although weekly and supplementary products have not yet been restored.
Some of the affected publications include the Winston-Salem Journal, Albany Democrat-Herald, Corvallis Gazette Times and others. A complete list of affected businesses can be found at this link.
Via Techcrunch
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