U.S. officials are investigating online security attacks that targeted reporters at The New York Times in Moscow. A U.S. official said Tuesday that the Times was among various U.S. news organizations targeted. CNN was first to report the story, and the Times has since confirmed and corrected some details.
“We are constantly monitoring our systems with the latest available intelligence and tools,” said Eileen Murphy, a spokeswoman for The Times. “We have seen no evidence that any of our internal systems, including our systems in the Moscow bureau, have been breached or compromised.”
Reports The Times:
On Tuesday, citing United States officials briefed on the matter, CNN reported that The Times, along with other news organizations it did not identify, had been the victims of computer breaches by hackers thought to be working for Russian intelligence.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the attempted attack on The Times, a government official briefed on the inquiry said, but has no investigations underway of such episodes at other news organizations. Kelly Langmesser, a spokeswoman for the agency, said the F.B.I. had no comment.
The same unnamed government source told CNN that hackers working on behalf of the Russian government appear to be targeting news organizations as part of a broader series of hacks which previously breached various Democratic Party organizations.
FBI investigating Russian hack of New York Times reporters and other US news organizations https://t.co/JTnmq3rB12 https://t.co/RKXpMy19hY
— CNN (@CNN) August 23, 2016
1/2 Russian hackers attempted unsuccessful attack on NYT Moscow Bureau. No outside firms brought in. No other … https://t.co/StHTQqtiH9
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) August 23, 2016
CNN report re NYT hack is not accurate. Story coming shortly.
— Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) August 23, 2016
Here is CNN’s report, which the Times says wasn’t accurate.