Cybersecurity incident
Date: 2018-12-27 00:00:00
Affected organization: Tribune Publishing's Southern California
Affected country: United States of America
Industry: Information
Event type: Disruptive
Event subtype: Data Attack
Motive: Financial
Actor: Undetermined
Actor type: Criminal
Actor country: Undetermined
Description: A Ryuk ransomware attack is suspected of preventing production of several newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. The attack affected the systems at Tribune Publishing's Southern California printing plant.