The Guardian Closes Offices after Cyberattack

January 4, 2023

INCIDENT

The Global IT system at The Guardian newspaper was hit by a ransomware attack on December 20. Offices are closed to “reduce the strain” on the company’s networks. All workers were told to work remotely until at least January 23.

Incident Date

December 20, 2022

Estimated Cost

unknown, offices closed for at least 3 weeks.

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified