• by Ray Schultz , February 18, 2025

Lee Enterprises admits that its business has been affected by a cyber attack.

“The incident impacted the Company’s operations, including distribution of products, billing, collections, and vendor payments,” the firm says in an SEC filing.  

It adds, “Distribution of print publications across our portfolio of products experienced delays, and online operations were partially limited.”  

Lee, which publishes over 70 news products, expects to achieve a phased recovery over the next several weeks. 

The systems outage occurred on Feb. 3. 

A preliminary probe shows that “threat actors unlawfully accessed the Company’s network, encrypted critical applications, and exfiltrated certain files,” Lee says.  

Lee is now conducting forensic analysis to see if sensitive data or personally identifiable information was compromised. 

Meanwhile, as of February 12, “all core products are being distributed in the normal cadence, however weekly and ancillary products have not been restored,” Lee continues. “These products represent five-percent of the Company’s total operating revenue.”