Newsweek magazine says hacking disrupts its Pakistan website

JournalismPakistan.com | Published: 1 October 2015

Newsweek Pakistan's website experienced a disruption due to a hacking incident. The magazine is working to resolve the issue and apologized for the inconvenience.

Summary

WASHINGTON: Newsweek Pakistan said on Thursday that its website had been disrupted by computer hackers. "Our website is offline due to a hacking incident. We are working on resolving this at the earliest. We apologize for the inconvenience," the news magazine said in a post on Twitter. The primary site for Newsweek, which is owned by privately-held IBT Media Inc, remained operational. - Reuters

Key Points

Newsweek Pakistan's website was hacked.
The magazine confirmed the site is offline.
IBT Media owns Newsweek.
Primary Newsweek site remains operational.
They are working to fix the issue promptly.

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Pakistan

Hacking

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IBT Media

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