The fiercely independent investigative news source Consortium News has been taken offline following what its editor has said is a major hack following a series of data breaches.

"Our web host has confirmed seven recent data breaches and now it appears that our site has been totally replaced. We have been hacked," the website announced on X, saying that it is working to restore the site. WikiLeaks also confirmed that the website has been completely removed, and current and archived historic articles are no longer accessible at this time.