WaPo Accused Of Failing To Protect Employee Info From Hack

By Rae Ann Varona ( December 5, 2025, 6:13 PM EST) -- A former Washington Post employee has accused the newspaper of failing to prevent a targeted cyberattack over the summer, saying in a putative class action filed in D.C. federal court that lax cybersecurity procedures have put thousands of employees' and contractors' sensitive information in the hands of data thieves....

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