UK’s Guardian newspaper hit by suspected ransomware attack


There has been some disruption to “behind-the-scenes services”, while staff have been asked to work from home while the problem is resolved, the Guardian said. — Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

LONDON: UK newspaper The Guardian said on Dec 21 it had been hit by a “serious IT incident”, a suspected ransomware attack, although its website was largely unaffected.

The incident, which hit parts of the newspaper group's technology infrastructure, began late Dec 20.

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