The Ministry of Culture described as “another deplorable episode” that “impoverishes democracy” the computer attack that prevented the publication of the newspaper i this Wednesday, guaranteeing to follow the situation “with much concern and attention.”
The Minister of Culture regrets that the newspaper i has not gone out to newsstands today, another unfortunate episode in which a media outlet is the target of computer attacks”, reads a note released by the ministry.
“This is a situation that damages the values of a plural society, which the Ministry of Culture monitors with great concern and attention,” he maintains, adding that “every time a CSO [órgão de comunicação social] is silenced, democracy impoverishes”.
According to the ministry, the director of the newspaper ie Nascer do Sol, Mário Ramires, will be received on Friday in the office of the Minister of Culture, in a meeting that will also be attended by the director of the General Inspection of Cultural Activities. (IGAC). ), Luis Silveira Botelho.
The newspaper i was not published this Wednesday, as a result of “repeated computer attacks” that damaged the servers of the publication and of Nascer do Sol, according to a statement released Tuesday night.
The newspaper i cannot be published this Wednesday, and it is not possible to predict when its edition will resume,” reads the note, which specifies that, “in recent days, the servers of i and Nascer do Sol have suffered repeated computer attacks that make the work of the newsroom and of all the departments of the company unfeasible”.
“The ‘online’ edition is maintained, although there may be some limitations in its regular operation,” the group said.
Computer attacks make it impossible to publish the newspaper i on Wednesday
According to the same note, “a report has already been made to the competent authorities, after a first complaint made to the Judicial Police following a first ‘ransomware’ attack last June”, with the director of the newspapers, Mário Ramires, requested. “an urgent hearing to the Ministry of Culture, with the supervision of the media, which is already following up on this situation.”
“The management of the newspapers regrets the damage caused to the readers, that is, to the subscribers,” he concludes.
In recent months, several media outlets have been the target of computer attacks, including Impresa, owner of Expresso and SIC, and the Lusa agency.
Source: Observadora
