Dish ‘received confirmation’ stolen data deleted by ransomware gang…
Dish Network said in a data breach notification this week that it had “received confirmation” that data stolen by threat actors in a February ransomware attack was deleted, suggesting the company had paid the ransom.
The satellite television provider revealed on Feb. 28 via an 8-K filing that it had suffered a ransomware attack. Dish initially reported network and service disruptions on Feb. 23, and it was one of many major U.S. enterprises hit by ransomware attacks that month. In the 8-K filing, the company revealed that the attack affected internal servers and communications, including customer call centers and Dish websites, and that personal data might have been affected.
A breach notification letter sent to those affected this week provided …