Reporters At New York Times And Other Media Hit By Russian Hackers
If you know anything about cyber espionage, then it should come as no surprise that members of the US media also were caught up in the net of cyber espionage attacks puportedly by Russian state hackers as part of a wider campaign to glean intelligence about the US presidential election.
CNN today reported that the FBI is investigating cases of reporters from The New York Times and other media outlets as victims in the recent wave of hacks.
The Times reportedly declined comment on the investigation by the FBI and other US agencies that was cited by unnamed sources in the CNN story. CNN said the FBI also declined to comment.
Reporters as well as think-tanks and other non-government organizations that focus on sensitive government policy or other topics regularly are in the bullseye of nation-state cyber espionage attackers looking for unpublished intelligence by press and experts in the field, as well as their valuable contacts in the government and related organizations.
CNN’s report is here.
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