Logan is one of nearly 140 news correspondents who have been injured or killed since Jan. 30 while covering the political unrest in Egypt, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Logan, a native of South Africa, has been CBS's chief foreign correspondent since 2006. She has regularly filed reports from war zones such as Iraq and Afghanistan for "60 MInutes" and the "CBS Evening News."
Before joining CBS News in 2002, Logan had 14 years of journalism experience, including 10 years in the international broadcast news. She served as a correspondent for GMTV, the morning news program of Great Britain’s ITV. She had also worked as a freelancer for CBS Radio and CNN.
Lara Logan endured a "brutal and sustained" sexual assault by a mob of men while covering the Egyptian uprising, CBS News said.
It happened Friday during the wild jubilation in Cairo's Tahrir Square after President Hosni Mubarak finally stepped down. The world watched the joyous celebrations on TV, unaware there was a darkness brewing there, too.
"A dangerous element" in the crowd surrounded Logan and her crew, CBS News said in a statement.
"It was a mob of more than 200 people whipped into a frenzy. In the crush of the mob, she was separated from her crew.
"She was surrounded and suffered a brutal and sustained sexual assault and beating before being saved by a group of women and an estimated 20 Egyptian soldiers."
In an appearance on the "Charlie Rose Show" on Feb. 7, she explained why she was trying so hard to go back to Egypt, despite the danger.
"It's very hard for me to be away from this story," she said. "I feel like I failed because I didn't deliver.
"Fundamentally it's in my blood to be there and to be on the street and listening to people and to do the best reporting that I can."
At least 140 reporters have been injured or killed covering Egypt since Jan. 30, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
Fox News Channel's Greg Palkot, who was badly beaten in Egypt on Feb. 2, continues to recover from his injuries and has not been on the air since the attack.
Logan is a fearless foreign correspondent who has reported from some of the world's most dangerous places.
