US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware

Called it an 'incident' in SEC filing, but encrypted apps and data exfiltration suggest Lee just can’t say the R word US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is blaming its recent service disruptions on a "cybersecurity attack," per a regulatory filing, and is the latest company to avoid using the dreaded R word.…

Feb 18, 2025 - 18:02
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US newspaper publisher uses linguistic gymnastics to avoid saying its outage was due to ransomware

Called it an 'incident' in SEC filing, but encrypted apps and data exfiltration suggest Lee just can’t say the R word

US newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises is blaming its recent service disruptions on a "cybersecurity attack," per a regulatory filing, and is the latest company to avoid using the dreaded R word.…