Washington Post Hacked - Multiple Journalists’ Email Accounts Compromised

The Washington Post confirmed late last week that its email systems were targeted in a cyberattack, resulting in the compromise of several journalists’ email accounts.

“The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the breach, said it was potentially the work of a foreign government.”

The attack, discovered on Thursday evening, affected Microsoft email accounts belonging to reporters who cover national security and economic policy, including those focused on China.

According to an internal memo from Executive Editor Matt Murray, a “limited number” of accounts were impacted, and those affected have been notified.

Preliminary investigations suggest a foreign government may have carried out the attack.

However, the identity of the perpetrators has not been confirmed. The breach potentially gave attackers access to both sent and received emails from the compromised accounts.

Immediate Response

Upon discovering the intrusion, The Washington Post’s IT and security teams initiated ...