Microsoft email accounts of some Washington Post journalists compromised
The Microsoft email accounts of some Washington Post journalists were compromised in a cyber-attack. Journalists covering national security, economic policy and China were targeted, raising the possibility of foreign government involvement. The Washington Post is investigating the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- The Washington Post
- Incident type
- Hacking & intrusion
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Email accounts of some journalists compromised
- Cause / method
- Not confirmed
- Location
- United States
Timeline
- It came to light that The Washington Post was investigating a cyber-attack on journalists' email accounts.
- The compromise of Microsoft email accounts belonging to journalists covering national security, economic policy and China, and the possibility of foreign government involvement, were raised.
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