The possible cyber-attack on the timesofmalta.com's servers yesterday evening has been reported to the Police Cyber Crimes Unit for investigation.

A company spokeswoman said:

“Our site and servers were never touched and our security was not breached. No data has been compromised. We suffered what is referred to as a distributive denial of service and, due to security protocols, the website was shut down.”

The spokeswoman said that the site’s IP address had to be changed to bring the site back.

“Times of Malta contacted all local service providers (ISPs) and MITA for them to flush their DNS so as to be able to recognise our new IP address.

“Private companies with their own domain name resolution servers will also need to refresh their DNS. All local users, therefore, should be able to enjoy uninterrupted access to our website.

“Overseas users may experience some further delays until their ISPs refresh their DNS, something that normally happens at the most within every 48 hours.”

Times of Malta thanked its readers for their patience and understanding.

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