Russian-linked Hackers Target NYT, Other Media Outlets

Suspected Russian intelligence groups attempted to hack The New York Times and other media organizations.

The hackers targeted reporters’ contacts in government, as well as other communications and unpublished works with sensitive information. According to the Aug. 23 CNN report, these incidents are under investigation by the FBI and other U.S. intelligence agencies as part of an increased wave of cyberattacks on U.S. organizations to gain insight into the political system.

“Evidence that hackers had targeted The Times came to light two months after private investigators concluded that Russian hackers, apparently connected to two of the country’s intelligence agencies, had broken into the networks of the Democratic National Committee,” said The Times’ report on the incident.

The New York Times said its Moscow bureau was targeted earlier this month, though no evidence shows the hackers succeeded.