Disruptive Cyberattack Affects Content Management System at Large UK Media Group, Newsquest

December 6, 2024

INCIDENT

A cyberattack at Newsquest, one of the UK’s largest regional media groups, has disrupted operations at its local news outlets, causing intermittent website outages and leaving journalists unable to file stories.

UK’s Hold the Front Page (HTFP) online news site for journalists posted : The attack is affecting content management systems, causing websites to malfunction, and leaving journalists unable to upload stories, images, and media.

Incident Date

December 11, 2023

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified