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April 19, 2019 08:40 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/whwWfdFuJnc/ransomware-attack-knocks-the-weather-channel-off-the-air
Ransomware Attack Knocks The Weather Channel Off the Air
A computer attack knocked the Weather Channel off the air for more than an hour Thursday morning [Editor's note: the link may be paywalled; alternative source], and federal authorities are investigating the incident, WSJ is reporting. From the report: After its broadcast was disrupted, the weather news service sent a tweet saying it had been the victim of "a malicious software attack," adding that federal law-enforcement officials were investigating the matter. A spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation said the incident was a ransomware attack, and the agency was conducting an investigation. Ransomware is an increasingly common form of digital extortion. Criminals install it on computer networks via trickery or hacking, and the software then spreads from computer to computer, locking up systems until a digital ransom is paid.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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