Dish Network hit by ransomware attack
Dish Network, the largest pay-TV provider in the United States that provides direct broadcast satellite service, has published an official statement on its website to report a cybersecurity incident that has affected its internal communications, customer call centres, Internet sites, the Dish Anywhere app or Boost Mobile (a subsidiary of Dish Network) among others.
The company, which has also notified the incident to the SEC, has specified that the attack suffered is a ransomware attack and is aware of the extraction of certain data from its IT systems which could include personal information.
References
- 26/02/2023 dish.com Dish statement
- 26/02/2023 theverge.com Dish Network’s internal systems are so broken some employees haven’t worked in over a day
- 28/02/2023 bleepingcomputer.com Dish Network confirms ransomware attack behind multi-day outage
- 28/02/2023 therecord.media DISH tells SEC that ransomware attack caused outages; personal info may have been stolen
- 28/02/2023 forbes.es DISH Network se desploma en bolsa tras confirmar que fue víctima de un ciberataque
- 01/03/2023 securityweek.com Dish Network Says Outage Caused by Ransomware Attack
