Posted on Jun 4, 2021
TV news stations become apparent target in next cyberattack
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I guess FOX dodged a bullet here... not being a news channel.
In Pittsburgh, the IT network staff began shutting down company servers as a precaution Thursday morning, an employee there said.
"Since then we've been locked out," leaving staff unable to access emails and internal programs used for their broadcasts, the employee said. "It's pretty crippling at the moment."
Hackers have steadily attacked American businesses, schools and hospitals with ransomware for several years. But the problem only recently became an emergency for the federal government after an attack on the U.S.'s largest pipeline company, Colonial, shut down its fuel distribution for five days and caused some gas shortages.
And on Sunday, a ransomware gang hit the world's largest beef supplier, JBS, temporarily stopping work at its U.S. plants.
Many of the most prolific ransomware gangs, including those responsible for the JBS and Colonial hacks, speak Russian and have at least some members based in Russia who appear to operate with impunity, leading President Joe Biden to say he's "looking closely" at retaliating.
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it will begin to treat ransomware attacks as a national security threat rather than merely a criminal one, administration sources have said.
In Pittsburgh, the IT network staff began shutting down company servers as a precaution Thursday morning, an employee there said.
"Since then we've been locked out," leaving staff unable to access emails and internal programs used for their broadcasts, the employee said. "It's pretty crippling at the moment."
Hackers have steadily attacked American businesses, schools and hospitals with ransomware for several years. But the problem only recently became an emergency for the federal government after an attack on the U.S.'s largest pipeline company, Colonial, shut down its fuel distribution for five days and caused some gas shortages.
And on Sunday, a ransomware gang hit the world's largest beef supplier, JBS, temporarily stopping work at its U.S. plants.
Many of the most prolific ransomware gangs, including those responsible for the JBS and Colonial hacks, speak Russian and have at least some members based in Russia who appear to operate with impunity, leading President Joe Biden to say he's "looking closely" at retaliating.
On Thursday, the Biden administration announced it will begin to treat ransomware attacks as a national security threat rather than merely a criminal one, administration sources have said.
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