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Data breach at newspaper giant Lee Enterprises affects 40,000 people


The ransomware attack paralyzed newspaper printing and disrupted operations at media outlets across the country for weeks.

Lee Enterprises, the newspaper publishing giant that was hit by a ransomware attack in February, causing widespread disruption to dozens of U.S. media outlets, has confirmed the cyberattack resulted in the theft of employees’ personal data. The company confirmed in a letter filed with Maine’s attorney general that the personal information of 39,779 people was stolen in the cyberattack, including Social Security numbers. The ransomware attack paralyzed newspaper printing, disrupted operations at media outlets across the country for weeks, and affected payments to freelancers and contractors.

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