Although the online publishing at the Guardian remained unaffected, some of the company’s internal technology infrastructure was affected. One of the most-read newspapers in the world, the Guardian, was hit by what is suspected to be a ransomware attack on Tuesday night. The London, England-based news organisation said that they believed it to be a ransomware attack, “but are continuing to consider all possibilities.” Ransomware attacks are conducted by threat actors who hack into an organisation’s computer systems, encrypt the important files and then demand a ransom to restore the services or unlock the files.

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