Nagano Nippo: ransomware infected its servers, and it printed reduced-page newspapers
Late on December 19 it found ransomware on its servers. Article and photo data for the paper was affected, and the December 21 and 22 editions had fewer pages.
Disclosed
2023-12-22
Organizations involved
1
Leaked or at risk
Unknown
Downtime
Unknown
What happened
Impact
The servers hold the articles and photos used in the paper. It says no personal data has leaked. Its website and email system run normally. Full recovery is expected to take time. [1]
Timeline
- Started, Detected 2023-12-19
- Disclosed 2023-12-22
- 3 days
Attack or cause
- Method
- [Ransomware]
- Impact
- [Service outage]
- Entry point
- Unknown
Data exposed or at risk
–
Organizations involved
[Breached][Moderate]Nagano, SuwaInformation and communications
Nagano Nippo Co., Ltd.
Sources
- [1][News]長野日報がランサムウェア被害 新聞はページ減らし発行 「長期化も予想される」ITmedia NEWS · 2023-12-22
- [2][News]長野日報社サーバへのランサムウェア攻撃、通常よりページ数を減らした特別紙面で発行ScanNetSecurity · 2023-12-29 08:05