CPJ.ORG

CPJ.ORG was compromised in a ransomware attack attributed to clop in January 2026. The organization, operating in an undisclosed sector in United States, was added to the group's data leak site as part of an extortion campaign.

clop operates as a financially motivated ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) operation, exfiltrating sensitive data and threatening public disclosure to pressure victims into paying ransom demands.

[AI generated] CPJ.ORG, or the Committee to Protect Journalists, is a non-profit organization based in New York. Its mission is to promote press freedom worldwide and defend the rights of journalists to report the news without fear of reprisal. It does this by monitoring and documenting violations against press freedom and providing safety guides and other resources for journalists.