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Tribune Media was hit with a ransomware attack that affected the production of newspapers owned by the Chicago-based publishing company, which disrupted their publishing and printing systems. According to sources at the Tribune, the malware infection started on Thursday evening and involved ransomware known as Ryuk, which is potentially tied to North Korean cybercriminals. However, security experts say it’s too soon to attribute Tribune’s ransomware outbreak as anything more than an opportunistic infection, and note that anyone can potentially obtain and use malware, irrespective of their identity, political affiliation or other motivations, according to Data Breach Today.

Although this came at a price of doing business for Tribune Media, they confidently announced that this ransomware attack did not affect any financial information or website, but did affect the printing and publishing systems for all newspapers that belong to the media company. Additionally, after doing a deeper analysis of the attack, the Tribune confirmed that no customer’s personal identifiable information was exposed in the cyber attack. 

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