Security News > 2023 > February > Dish Network goes offline after likely cyberattack, employees cut off
American TV giant and satellite broadcast provider, Dish Network has mysteriously gone offline with its websites and apps ceasing to function over the past 24 hours.
Dish Network's remote employees have been cut off from accessing their work systems.
A report published by The Verge also shows an internal email sent to Dish Network's employees, with management notifying them of an ongoing "VPN issue."
A source in touch with a Dish Network employee told BleepingComputer that the network "Has been hit" with employees seeing "Blank icons" on their Desktop-something that typically occurs after a ransomware infection encrypts the victim's files.
Hours after publication of this piece, another Dish Network employee contacted us stating that Dish has indeed been "Cyber attacked."
Update Feb 25th, 6:50 AM ET: Added statement from another Dish Network employee who is confirming this to be a cyber attack.