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The Los Angeles Times and Tribune Publishing have reportedly been hit by a "targeted" ransomware attack originating from outside the United States. Reports from the Times and the Chicago Tribune themselves say their servers started going down on Saturday, and that Saturday editions of the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times on the West Coast were also delayed due to problems at an LA Time printing press. A report by AP after the indecent claims that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services describes the "Ryuk" malware involved in the attack as "highly-targeted, well-resourced and planned," but officials still don't know where the attack came from.
Mark Weatherford, a former DHS deputy under secretary for cybersecurity who is now chief cybersecurity strategist at California-based vArmour, said Sunday that phishing links are the most common way such attacks gain entry. "It’s fairly non-discriminatory. This could happen to anybody, although it seems to be more of a targeted attack," Weatherford said. He added, however, that it was too early to draw conclusions. Tribune Publishing also reported the attack to the FBI on Friday, the Chicago Tribune said. The FBI did not immediately return a message seeking comment Sunday.
Mark Weatherford, a former DHS deputy under secretary for cybersecurity who is now chief cybersecurity strategist at California-based vArmour, said Sunday that phishing links are the most common way such attacks gain entry. "It’s fairly non-discriminatory. This could happen to anybody, although it seems to be more of a targeted attack," Weatherford said. He added, however, that it was too early to draw conclusions. Tribune Publishing also reported the attack to the FBI on Friday, the Chicago Tribune said. The FBI did not immediately return a message seeking comment Sunday.