Washington Post's China reporters among journalists targeted in cyberattack
A cyberattack on The Washington Post compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was most likely the work of a foreign government, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
Matt Murray, The Washington Post's executive editor, said in an internal memo that the breach was discovered on Thursday and an investigation had been initiated, The Wall Street Journal reported.
Staff at The Washington Post were told the intrusions compromised journalists' Microsoft accounts and could have granted the intruder access to work emails, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the situation.
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.
The Washington Post did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment. In 2022, News Corp, which publishes The Wall Street Journal, was breached by digital intruders.
The email accounts and data of an unspecified number of journalists were compromised in that incident.
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