The incident began late in the evening on Tuesday and touched on part of the Guardian IT infrastructure. Due to the incident of all employees asked to work at home.
The attack violated the work of the corporate Wi-Fi network in buildings, which is why various services and financial systems became inaccessible. Attackers almost did not affect the work of the site – stories continue to go out on the site and in the Guardian application. The company said that very soon to resume the release of a printed newspaper.
According to representatives of the publication, hackers used extortion software, but they will continue to consider all possible options. Guardian IT commands are actively working on the consequences of the incident and should soon restore the injured systems.