The Washington Post’s servers were hacked and employee usernames and passwords were compromised in the attack. The news organization’s publishing system, email, and employee personal information appear to be safe despite the breach. Officials believe the intrusion may only have been in the works for a few days, although they do not yet have full details on the breadth of the exposed information. Chinese cyberespionage attackers are considered a likely culprit, especially given the 2011 breach of the Post’s network had the earmarks of a cyberspying mission out of China.”]

