United States
USA
Fast Company CMS compromise forces eight-day digital publication shutdown
An attacker compromised Fast Company's content-management system on 25 September 2022, defaced headlines, and on 27 September sent unauthorized offensive notifications through its Apple News channel. Fast Company shut down its website and related publishing sites as a result; FastCompany.com remained offline for eight days until 5 October, interrupting delivery of its digital media service.
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Estimated severity
74 / 100
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Source reliability
97 / 100
Approximate Date
2022-09-25
Targeted Company
FAST COMPANY
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
8 days
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & Entertainment
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data modificationUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information