Newspapers throughout the country of the news media company Lee Enterprises could not print, had problems with their websites and published smaller problems last week after a cyber attack, the company said.
In a statement that was e -mailed on Sunday, Lee Enterprises said that the company was undertaken to disrupts its daily activities due to a 'cyber security event', and that the law enforcement had informed.
Lee Enterprises is the parent company of more than 70 daily newspapers, such as the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and almost 350 weekly and special publications in 25 states, including Alabama, New York and Oregon. The company did not say how the attack took place or who was behind it.
“We are now aimed at determining which information – if present – may have been influenced by the situation,” the company said. “We work to complete this research as quickly and thoroughly as possible, but these types of studies are complex and time -consuming, with many weeks or more taking to complete.”
Newspapers published by Lee Enterprises reported on the cyber attack and said that most problems started on Monday morning. Each newspaper contained details about how the attack had suppressed their activities. It was not clear whether the problems were solved on Sunday.
The daily progress in Charlottesville, va., And the La Crosse Tribune in La Crosse, Wis., Both said on Friday that they could not have printed newspapers since Monday.
The Atlantic City press in New Jersey said it had not printed a newspaper since 1 February, but worked on printing and delivering problems. All newspapers were still able to publish articles online, although some subscribers had problems gaining access to their accounts.
On Sunday, the websites had for many Lee Enterprise newspapers, including the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in Missouri and the Casper Star Tribune in Wyoming, a banner on their home pages that said: “We are currently undergoing maintenance on some services, that temporarily Access to subscription accounts and the e-edition can influence.
The Omaha World-Herald said it had not missed a single day of publication, but that most of his editions had published changes after the attack, such as smaller printed editions or missing regular functions.
The Buffalo News in New York said that the attack made sure that it postponed the delivery of the newspaper on Tuesday and forced it to publish smaller editions all week, with comics and puzzles in parts of the newspaper that were different from the usual.
“We are sorry for the disruption that this problem has caused for Buffalo News -readers, and I assure you that the print changes are temporary,” said editor -in -chief of the newspaper, Margaret Kenny Giancola. “We worked around the clock to ensure that the news remains the strong local coverage that readers expect from us, and we are grateful for their patience this week.”
On Sunday the news and the advance of Lynchburg, VA. An article from the executive editor, Carrie Sidener, who thanked readers for their patience after the newspaper “was confronted with an unprecedented technical problem.”
She said the problem had caused problems with the production of the newspaper and had eliminated the telephone system. “Despite these roadblocks, our staff continues to produce exceptional journalism,” said Mrs. Sidener.
