The Washington Post is investigating a cyberattack in the form of an unauthorised targeted intrusion on the email accounts of its journalists.
The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the breach, said it was potentially the work of a foreign government. According to the report, staffers at the Washington Post were told the intrusions compromised journalists’ Microsoft accounts and could have granted the intruder access to work emails.
The reporters whose emails were targeted included members of the national security and economic policy teams, including some who write about China, the report added.
Matt Murray, the Washington Post’s executive editor, said in an internal memo that the investigation was initiated after the breach was first discovered.
Source: Reuters
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