The Philadelphia Inquirer was the target of an assault this month, according to the Cuba ransomware group.
Which temporarily interfered with several commercial operations and the circulation of the newspaper.
The Inquirer revealed that it had been the victim of a cyberattack, which compelled its IT team to shut down computer systems to stop it from spreading.
Due to the disruption caused by the attack, home delivery subscribers received an early edition and were encouraged to catch up on the most recent news on the inquirer.com website, which was unaffected.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/cuba-ransomware-claims-cyberattack-on-philadelphia-inquirer/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/philadelphiainquirer
"id": "the163825623",
"linkid": "philadelphiainquirer",
"type": "Ransomware",
"date": "05/2023",
"severity": "75",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': ['Home delivery subscribers'],
'industry': 'News and Media',
'location': 'Philadelphia',
'name': 'The Philadelphia Inquirer',
'type': 'Media Company'}],
'description': 'The Philadelphia Inquirer was the target of an assault this '
'month, according to the Cuba ransomware group. Which '
'temporarily interfered with several commercial operations and '
'the circulation of the newspaper. The Inquirer revealed that '
'it had been the victim of a cyberattack, which compelled its '
'IT team to shut down computer systems to stop it from '
'spreading. Due to the disruption caused by the attack, home '
'delivery subscribers received an early edition and were '
'encouraged to catch up on the most recent news on the '
'inquirer.com website, which was unaffected.',
'impact': {'downtime': ['Temporary interference with commercial operations'],
'operational_impact': ['Home delivery subscribers received an '
'early edition'],
'systems_affected': ['Computer systems', 'Newspaper circulation']},
'ransomware': {'ransomware_strain': 'Cuba'},
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Encouraged subscribers to catch up '
'on the most recent news on the '
'inquirer.com website'],
'containment_measures': ['Shut down computer systems to stop it '
'from spreading']},
'threat_actor': 'Cuba ransomware group',
'title': 'Cyber Attack on The Philadelphia Inquirer',
'type': 'Ransomware'}