Sinclair Broadcast Group hit by ransomware attack

[neohippie]

Source: The Hill

Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of the nation’s largest television station operators, announced Monday that it had been hit by a ransomware attack over the weekend that resulted in data theft and network disruption.

The attack, first discovered by the company on Saturday, compromised some servers and workstations at Sinclair, with operational networks disrupted and data taken by the attackers. Sinclair said in a statement on Monday that it was still working to determine what data had been taken.

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Sinclair is a massive broadcast group that owns, operates or provides services to 185 television stations, along with owning and operating 21 regional sports network brands.

Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/577203-sinclair-broadcast-group-hit-by-ransomware-attack

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Latest Ransomware attack victim... huge broadcast company, I guess Russia doesn't seem to be scared of continuing these attacks on US companies even ones that support Trump and the KGOP

[ananda]

1. That's kinda strange since I think of Sinclair as the media arm of fascists.

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[pandr32]

2. But what a great way to get some of your money back

[COL Mustard]

12. I Think There May Be Many Parties Doing Ransomware Attacks

I don't think it's just the Russians.

[reACTIONary]

17. And "the Russians" aren't necessarily...

... "Putin". They are ordinary criminals, not necessarily state actors.

[rpannier]

18. That's what people miss

Organized crime have many of the same hacking abilities
A group of tech-types could have been behind this
Though I doubt it was the 300-lb guy sitting on his bed like il douche claimed years ago

[Archae]

3. These hacker groups are in it for money.

And they don't give a shit who they hurt, even their own "allies."

[ZonkerHarris]

4. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[RFCalifornia]

5. LOL

Sucks to be them hahahahahaha

[lark]

6. Hahahahahahahahahaha! Couldn't happen to a more deserving group.

Don't know why Russia would target some group so sympathetic to it so wonder who's behind this one?

[NCjack]

7. Could be a message to Trump, esp. if he has a payment to Putin due.

[roamer65]

8. Fuck Sinclair.

They deserve it.

[Dustlawyer]

11. They own 2 stations in my town, CBS and NBC affiliates.

They use the same newscasts so we lose out on news choices and stories. How is this better?

[Auggie]

9. Laying off the schadenfreude. Attacks could happen anywhere.

[pecosbob]

10. Fixed that for you

Sinclair is a massive broadcast right-wing propaganda group that spreads disinformation through it's 185 television stations, along with owning and operating 21 regional sports network brands.

[FoxNewsSucks]

13. If they are Russian,

they'll soon be answering to Putin. He'll confiscate all the money, and if they're lucky enough not to be executed, they'll never attack one of his pawns again.

[Mysterian]

14. Couldn't have happened to a nicer bunch of nazis

Fuck Sinclair fascists!

[BobTheSubgenius]

15. I find I'm less affronted by the attack on Sinclair than I would be...

...of one on a company I don't despise.

[paleotn]

16. Bwahahahahahahhahahahahaa!!!!!