Malware disrupts Tribune Publishing newspaper production

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https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-computer-virus-tribune-publishing-20181229-story.html

By Robert Channick
Chicago Tribune
December 29, 2018

A computer virus disrupted production of the Chicago Tribune and other 
Tribune Publishing newspapers across the country, the company said 
Saturday.

The print edition of the Chicago Tribune was published Saturday without 
paid death notices and classified ads, while in other markets a similarly 
slimmed-down version of the Saturday newspaper will be delivered on 
Sunday.

Tribune Publishing news websites were not affected, and no customer 
information was compromised, the company said Saturday.

"This issue has affected the timeliness and in some cases the completeness 
of our printed newspapers," Tribune Publishing spokeswoman Marisa Kollias 
said in a statement. "Our websites and mobile applications however, have 
not been impacted."

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