Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack causing the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.
- The American media conglomerate sent a data breach notification letter to over 800 impacted individuals believed to have had their data exposed in the attack.
- CMJ immediately took down systems offline to avoid the propagation of the threat.
Cox Media Group (CMG) was hit by a ransomware attack causing the interruption of the live TV and radio broadcast streams in June 2021.
CMG experienced a ransomware attack on June 3, 2021, where a small percentage of servers network. Cox Media Group discovered the security breach the same day when the initial intrusion took place.
CMG instantly took its systems offline as a precautionary measure and reported the incident to the FBI.
The media company found evidence that the attackers collected personal data stored on the breached systems. While they also tried to exfiltrate this data outside of CMG's network, there is no proof that they were successful in their attempt.
CMG found no evidence of fraud, identity theft, or financial losses impacting on potentially affected individuals arising from this incident since the June ransomware attack.
According to the breach notification, personal information exposed includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, health insurance information, health insurance policy numbers, medical condition information, medical diagnosis information, and online user credentials stored for human resource management.
The company said that it did not pay a ransom or provide any funds to the threat actor due to this incident.
“The Company is continuing to monitor and improve its capabilities to detect any further threats and avoid any further unauthorized activity. These steps include multi-factor authentication protocols, performing an enterprise-wide password reset, deploying additional endpoint detection software, reimaging all end-user devices, and rebuilding clean networks,” concludes the letter.
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