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Foreign hackers compromise Washington Post security reporters

Foreign state-sponsored hackers successfully breached the email accounts and communication systems of multiple Washington Post journalists covering national security and cybersecurity. The Post disclosed the breach after federal investigators notified the paper, identifying the intrusion as part of a broader campaign targeting journalists at major American news outlets. Officials attributed the operation to a foreign intelligence service but did not initially name a specific country.