A 鈥榗ybersecurity event鈥 has disrupted many of the systems and networks this week at Lee Enterprises, the parent company of The 麻花视频 and dozens of other newspapers, the company鈥檚 CEO confirmed Friday night.
鈥淲e are now focused on determining what information 鈥 if any 鈥 may have been affected by the situation,鈥 CEO Kevin Mowbray said in an email to company employees. 鈥淲e are working to complete this investigation as quickly and thoroughly as possible.
鈥淲e have notified law enforcement of the situation.鈥
Mowbray said he could not speculate on details because the incident is under investigation 鈥渁nd we will not be able to share information that could compromise our investigation or any investigation by law enforcement.鈥
He added that the company is working to identify 鈥渁dditional steps we can take to help prevent something like this from happening again.鈥
His email did not say when the problems would be fixed.
Lee Enterprises owns newspapers across 24 states, along with marketing services, digital publications and weekly and specialty publications. The company鈥檚 computers were hit Monday morning, and many of Lee鈥檚 newspapers initially were not able build pages and publish, though the company has since worked to print and deliver back issues.
The 麻花视频 was not able to deliver the day鈥檚 newspaper until Friday, however, the Tuesday and Wednesday newspapers were delivered on Thursday. The newspaper has been smaller since Tuesday, with regular features moved around.
The 麻花视频 has continued to post the latest news on its website, , and mobile app.
