June 15 (Reuters) - A cyberattack on the Washington Post

compromised the email accounts of several journalists and was

most likely the work of a foreign government, the Wall Street

Journal reported on Sunday.

Matt Murray, the Washington Post's executive editor, said in

an internal memo that the breach was discovered on Thursday and

an investigation had been initiated, the WSJ reported.

Staffers at the Washington Post were told the intrusions

compromised journalists' Microsoft ( MSFT ) accounts and could

have granted the intruder access to work emails, the WSJ

reported, citing people familiar with the situation.

The reporters whose emails were targeted included members of

the national security and economic policy teams, including some

who write about China, the report added.

The Washington Post did not immediately respond to Reuters'

request for comment.

In 2022, News Corp ( NWSA ), which publishes the WSJ, was

breached by digital intruders. The email accounts and data of an

unspecified number of journalists were compromised in that

incident.