Ransomware attack hits owner of dozens of local news stations

BPC Staff Oct 18, 2021 | 8:41 pm
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56 wordsAll Latest News, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Statewide NewsNBC News: Sinclair Broadcast Group, the parent company of dozens of news stations across the U.S., was hit by ransomware over the weekend. Sinclair said in a news release today that hackers had used ransomware to encrypt some of its key operational servers, rendering them unusable, and stolen some data. Sinclair owns KDSM-TV in Des Moines.