The Management of Newsdiary Communications Limited, publishers of Newsdiaryonline has announced that the online newspaper has resumed publication again after it experienced what it called “malicious cyber attack” last Thursday.
A statement by the Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, Mr Danlami Nmodu, described the attack as worst the company had suffered since 2008 when it started publishing Newsdiaryonline.
The publisher, who expressed gratitude to Almighty God and the wizardry of the company’s IT professional, also thanked those who expressed sympathy, solidarity with and encouraged the management through social media platforms.
Danlami would not understand where the where the attack came from but said: “we are however, convinced that evil cannot triumph over good. We are being careful not to point accusing fingers because we know cyber attacks have become a widespread phenomenon in our global village. “Recall the United States is still grappling with the impacts of alleged cyber attacks during the last presidential elections. Just as we know institutions can target whatever they wish, we also know there are freelance attackers.”
The publisher said that the attack was a sad experience, “because we lost a lot from this attack. But it has turned out to be very good as we have learnt some security lessons from it.
“We are happy to announce that Newsdiaryonline is back to continue serving you better.
“For us at Newsdiaryonline, the right of the people to know what is happening is our priority. We cherish our credibility and we shall continue to uphold the tenets of good, ethical and responsible journalism on our online platform
“Also, we urge you to expect some changes soon as we move to make your engagement with Newsdiaryonline even more pleasant.
Newsdiaryonline started operation in Lagos before its headquarters was relocated to Abuja in 2010. [myad]
