As a disturbance of the suspected ransomware ransomware Attacks about newspapers publish company’s giants several times, Cyberattack has also impact for freelancers and contractors who work for the company, techncranch has been studied.
Cyberattack on Lee Enterprises On February 3 The taste of sparked and disturbance that is done in dozens of newspapers in the United States, including delay to print the edition. Lee confirmed on February 18 If the hacker “the critical application is encrypted” that affects the company’s operation, including the “distribution of products, bills, collection, and vendor payments.”
One contractor for the property owned by Lee, who asked to be identified to fear again, telling tech tech
The person tells the techcrunch that Lee Enterprises say that it has been working on the problem, but the person does not hear anything from the company since mid February. People, who owed thousands of dollars, say that the situation causes the sense of concern and uncertainty.
“Enterprises Lee and the company can be used with various vendors networks to provide services to the company’s operation,” said the person. “This vendor network includes both business and individual freelance workers who hired to carry various services including editorial content,” he said.
Contractors say they don’t expect the time for when you can expect the vendor payment system to work again.
Salary staff is not affected, techncranch knows, although there is one of Lee employees used to file a repayment for the costs are still accessible, a person who knows the techcrroch.
When asked about payment for vendors, freelancers, and liquid lee cannot confirm and do not give comments beyond Filling out company regulations regulations On February 18th.
According to To file it outLee said that Cyberattack “was quite a material impact on the company’s financial state or resulting.”
Qilin, Ransomware Ransomware Gangs Known for disrupt cyberattsIt has begun to credit for the cyberattack in Lee Enterprises in post on the Web leak Web site, which is used to throw the victim to pay the victim.
Soon said Lee Enterprises is “Know the claim and is now investigating.”
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