The Guardian Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====2022 Cyber attack==== In December 2022 it was reported that the ''Guardian'' had suffered a significant cyber-attack on its office systems, thought to be ransomware.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jim |last=Waterson |title=Guardian hit by serious IT incident believed to be ransomware attack |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/21/guardian-hit-by-serious-it-incident-believed-to-be-ransomware-attack |website=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News & Media |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221132544/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/dec/21/guardian-hit-by-serious-it-incident-believed-to-be-ransomware-attack |archive-date=21 December 2022 |language=English |date=21 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |first=Lindsay |last=Clark |title=UK's Guardian newspaper breaks news of ransomware attack on itself |url=https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/21/the_guardian_hit_by_ransomware/ |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221154316/https://www.theregister.com/2022/12/21/the_guardian_hit_by_ransomware/ |archive-date=21 December 2022 |language=English |date=21 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> Staff were directed to work from home and were able to continue publishing to the website despite the loss of some internal systems.<ref>{{cite web |first=Tom |last=Singleton |title=Guardian newspaper hit by suspected ransomware attack |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64056300 |website=BBC News |publisher=British Broadcasting Corporation |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221221165902/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-64056300 |archive-date=21 December 2022 |language=English |date=21 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> The print edition also continued to be produced. On 4 January 2023, UK staff were informed of a security breach and that the [[Information Commissioner's Office]] had been notified, as required by GDPR. It was indicated that staff would continue working from home until at least 23 January.<ref>{{cite web |first=Jessica Lyons |last=Hardcastle |title=The Guardian ransomware attack hits week two as staff told to work from home |url=https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/04/guardian_ransomware_attack/ |website=The Register |publisher=Situation Publishing |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104200402/https://www.theregister.com/2023/01/04/guardian_ransomware_attack/ |archive-date=4 January 2023 |language=English |date=4 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> The newspaper confirmed on 11 January that personal details of all UK staff had been accessed by criminals.<ref>{{cite web |first=Alexander |last=Martin |title=The Guardian confirms criminals accessed staff data in ransomware attack |url=https://therecord.media/the-guardian-confirms-criminals-accessed-staff-data-in-ransomware-attack/ |website=The Record |publisher=Recorded Future News |access-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111173029/https://therecord.media/the-guardian-confirms-criminals-accessed-staff-data-in-ransomware-attack/ |archive-date=11 January 2023 |language=English |date=11 January 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page