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New York Times Shutdown Stemmed From Phishing Email

NYTimes.com was temporarily shut down on Tuesday after hackers gained access to the user name and password of one of the company's sales partners and then used the credentials to manipulate internal data that directs the news site to load. The hackers gained the login information from a phishing email sent to Melbourne IT employees, a NY Times partner, that were duped into sharing.

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