TV news stations become apparent target in cyberattack
Story Date: 6/8/2021

 

Source:Kevin Collier and Gary Grumbach, MSN, 6/7/21

First it was gas. Then it was meat. Now it’s local television stations. At least three TV news stations have been completely offline since Thursday in what cybersecurity experts say appears to be a ransomware attack on their parent company. ABC affiliates WFTV in Orlando, Florida, and WSOC in Charlotte, North Carolina, as well as NBC affiliate WPXI in Pittsburgh, all of which are both owned by the Cox Media Group, were told Thursday by managers to shut down company computers and phones.

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