Security News > 2021 > October > Cox Media Group confirms ransomware attack that took down broadcasts
American media conglomerate Cox Media Group confirmed that it was hit by a ransomware attack that took down live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.
The company acknowledged the attack in data breach notification letters sent today via U.S. Mail to over 800 impacted individuals believed to have had their personal information exposed in the attack.
Cox Media Group immediately took down systems offline after the attack was detected and reported the incident to the FBI after starting an investigation with the help of external cybersecurity experts.
CMG found no evidence of identity theft, fraud, or financial losses impacting potentially affected individuals stemming from this incident since the June ransomware attack.
CMG is a broadcasting, publishing, and digital media services company created by merging Cox Newspapers, Cox Radio, and Cox Television in 2008.
Cox Media Group has not yet returned a request for comment made by BleepingComputer in June, right after the attack.
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