--- title: "Guardian newspaper hit by suspected ransomware attack." description: "Given the significant advancements in drone technology, the test-phase voyage may not initially seem unusual." author: "Muskan Singh" published: 2022-12-22 updated: 2022-12-22 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2612/guardian-newspaper-hit-by-suspected-ransomware-attack category: "data security" tags: ["database", "database security", "technology", "technology news"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Guardian newspaper hit by suspected ransomware attack. **A significant IT incident that may have been a ransomware attack has affected The Guardian.** Staff was instructed to [work from home](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/324204/five-apps-that-can-optimize-your-work-from-home-routine-for-productivity) as a result of the event, which started late on Tuesday night and disrupted some of the company's technical infrastructure. Additionally, several services that are used in the background have been disrupted. Online [content creation](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12536/humanizing-your-brand-through-content-creation) is largely impacted; articles are still written and added to the Guardian website and [mobile app](https://www.mindstick.com/services/mobile-app-development). The business expressed [confidence](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1523/5-steps-to-overcome-your-hesitation-and-build-self-confidence) that it could still publish the print edition of Thursday's newspaper. [News](https://www.mindstick.com/developersection/news) organisations are frequently the target of [**cyberattacks**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2478/irish-data-privacy-regulator-fined-facebook-eur-265-million) by both nation states and criminals, though at this point the business stated it thought the event was probably a ransomware attempt. These involve hackers breaking into a [computer system](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158216/how-does-a-computer-system-ensure-that-memory-is-used-efficiently-and-effectively) and demanding that services be restored. Anna Bateson, the chief executive of The Guardian Media Group, and Katharine Viner, the editor in chief, informed the staff: 'As everyone is aware, there has been a [major event](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/110480/what-s-the-today-s-information-on-major-event) that has **damaged our IT network and processes in the previous 24 hours.** We think this is a ransomware attack, but we're still thinking of other things. Even though some of our internal systems are impacted, we are confident that we will be able to publish in print tomorrow. We are still publishing globally to our website and apps. The bulk of our employees has been able to work from home like we did during the pandemic thanks to the efforts of our [**technology**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2452/500-million-whatsapp-users-whose-data-was-put-up-for-sale) teams, who have been tackling every part of this incident. We will keep our employees and anybody else who is impacted updated. At the conclusion of the day, we will give everyone another update. We would like everyone to work remotely from home for the rest of the week, with a few important exclusions, unless we let you know otherwise. “We appreciate everyone who worked hard during this incident to keep us publishing, taking care of our readers, donors, and [advertising](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/13080/wikipedia-the-most-powerful-advertising-platform-of-the-digital-age), and maintaining the availability of our essential services for colleagues.” --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2612/guardian-newspaper-hit-by-suspected-ransomware-attack Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.