Sinclair Broadcast Group dealing with weekend data breach, ransomware attack

[Jilly_in_VA]

Sinclair Broadcast Group said Monday that it's suffered a data breach and is still working to determine what information the data contained.

The company said it started investigating the potential security incident on Saturday and on Sunday it identified certain servers and workstations that were encrypted with ransomware. It also found that certain office and operational networks were disrupted. Data was also taken from the company’s network.

The Hunt Valley, Maryland-based company owns and/or operates 21 regional sports network and owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets.

Nashville, Tennessee’s WZTV put out a notice on its website Monday about “serious technical issues” at the TV station affecting its ability to stream content.

“We are also currently unable to access our email and your phone calls to the station,” it said.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/18/cybersecurity-ransomware-attack-sinclair-broadcast-group/8510892002/
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Too bad, so sad

[kimbutgar]

1. It's because of Sinclair that the middle part of this country is in the cult

All those commentaries that are right wing are disgusting. So I feel no sympathy for them. I hope the hackers destroy this broadcast network. It’s a curse on our country.

[Sherman A1]

2. Oh

[Jilly_in_VA]

3. My geek-for-a-living

spousal unit, when I told him of this, grinned evilly and said, "How can I help the hackers?"