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October 19, 2021 06:56 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/19/22734746/ransomware-sinclair-broadcast-group-tv-stations-outage
Sinclair TV stations experienced a massive outage during ransomware attack
Sinclair, the broadcast group that runs some of the most popular local channels across the US, experienced a nationwide outage during a ransomware attack on October 16th (via The Record). Viewers initially were informed technical difficulties caused the disruption, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission published a filing from Sinclair two days later, identifying ransomware as the source of the outage.
“Certain servers and workstations in its environment were encrypted with ransomware, and that certain office and operational networks were disrupted,” the report reads. “Data also was taken from the Company’s network. The Company is working to determine what information the data contained and will take other actions as appropriate...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/19/22734746/ransomware-sinclair-broadcast-group-tv-stations-outage
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