Philly Newspaper Hacked Ahead Of Mayoral Primary

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports:

The Philadelphia Inquirer and outside cybersecurity experts continued Sunday to scramble to restore systems after an apparent cyberattack disrupted operations over the weekend. The Inquirer had been unable to print its regular Sunday newspaper, and it was not clear until late Sunday afternoon that it would be possible to print Monday’s editions of The Inquirer and Daily News newspapers.

It was unclear when systems would be fully restored, and Inquirer publisher Lisa Hughes said in response to emailed questions that “we are currently unable to provide an exact time line.” The incident was the greatest publication disruption to Pennsylvania’s largest news organization since the blizzard of Jan. 7-8, 1996, and it came just days before Tuesday’s mayoral primary election.

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The Inquirer’s operations continue to be disrupted after an apparent cyberattack that among other things prevented publication of the regular Sunday paper.

It’s unclear when systems will be fully restored, and the newsroom won’t be open on election night.https://t.co/8XFzdGYPJp

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