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US publication The Washington Post has announced that it is currently investigating a cyber attack on some of the email accounts of its journalists.
Speaking with Reuters, an anonymous source close to the matter said that a number of journalists had been affected by targeted intrusion by unauthorised actors.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Washington Post staff were told the cyber attacks compromised the Microsoft accounts of journalists, potentially learning to email accounts being breached.
The report also suggested that a foreign government may have been responsible.
Targeted reporters include those working in the economic policy and national security teams, some of which write about China.
An internal memo by Matt Murray, as seen by The Wall Street Journal, said an investigation has now been launched.
Earlier this year, The Washington Post and OpenAI announced a strategic partnership that would see the publication’s articles referenced and published in ChatGPT responses.
ChatGPT will now link to articles published by The Washington Post in its query answers after OpenAI announced a partnership with the new publication.
OpenAI said the new partnership would strengthen ChatGPT’s ability to provide news by allowing it to refer to The Washington Post’s articles in its content.
“The Washington Post announced today a strategic partnership with OpenAI to make high-quality news more accessible in ChatGPT. As part of this partnership, ChatGPT will display summaries, quotes, and links to original reporting from The Post in response to relevant questions,” said a statement published by The Washington Post.
“ChatGPT will highlight The Post’s journalism across politics, global affairs, business, technology, and more, always with clear attribution and direct links to full articles so people can explore topics in greater depth and context.”
The Washington Post believes that ChatGPT’s massive audience will also benefit the publication.
“We’re all in on meeting our audiences where they are,” said Peter Elkins-Williams, head of global partnerships at The Washington Post. “Ensuring ChatGPT users have our impactful reporting at their fingertips builds on our commitment to provide access where, how and when our audiences want it.”
Varun Shetty, head of media partnerships at OpenAI, said: “More than 500 million people use ChatGPT each week to get answers to all kinds of questions.”
“By investing in high-quality journalism by partners like The Washington Post, we’re helping ensure our users get timely, trustworthy information when they need it.”
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