Norway without newspapers the country due to hack

Cyber ​​attack on one of the biggest μέσων ενημέρωσης της Νορβηγίας έκλεισε τα πιεστήρια. Η Amedia, ο μεγαλύτερος εκδότης ειδήσεων στη Νορβηγία, ανακοίνωσε την Τρίτη ότι αρκετά από τα κεντρικά της υπολογιστικά συστήματα έκλεισαν λόγω μιας "σοβαρής" κυβερνοεπίθεσης.

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The attack prevented the company from printing Wednesday's newspapers and the presses will continue to operate until the issue is resolved, said Amedia executive vice president Pål Nedregotten. The hack also affects the company's advertising and subscription systems, preventing advertisers from buying new ads and subscribers ordering or canceling subscriptions.

The company Reported that at this time he does not know if personal information has been leaked. The subscription system affected by the attack contains names, addresses, phone numbers and συνδρομών πελατών, αλλά δεδομένα όπως , reading history and financial information are not affected, the company said.

Amedia publishes more than 90 newspapers and magazines targeting more than 2,5 million Norwegians, according to the company's website.

"Βρισκόμαστε στη διαδικασία να αποκτήσουμε μια γενική εικόνα της κατάστασης, αλλά δεν γνωρίζουμε ακόμη το τι συνέβη και τις ακριβείς ζημιές. Έχουμε ήδη εφαρμόσει μέτρα για να περιορίσουμε τις ζημιές και να αποκαταστήσουμε την κανονική όσο το δυνατόν γρηγορότερα", αναφέρει ο Εκτελεστικός Αντιπρόεδρος, Pål Nedregotten στον ιστότοπο της εταιρείας.

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