The Weather Channel compromised by Malware Attack Trevor

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

https://www.infosecnews.org/the-weather-channel-compromised-by-malware-attack-trevor/

By William Knowles @c4i
Senior Editor
InfoSec News
April 19, 2019

The Weather Channel’s normally quiet morning broadcast was suspended for a 
brief time on Thursday after what it said was a “malicious software attack on 
the network.”

America’s Morning Headquarters – “AMHQ” the Weather Channel’s morning show, was 
unable to air at 6 a.m. The Weather Channel showed “Heavy Rescue: 401” until 
7:39 a.m. when “AMHQ” was back on the air.

“We experienced issues with this morning’s live broadcast following a malicious 
software attack on the network,” the Weather Channel said in a statement. “We 
were able to restore live programming quickly through backup mechanisms. 
Federal law enforcement is actively investigating the issue. We apologize for 
any inconvenience to viewers as we work to resolve the matter.”

[...]

--
Subscribe to InfoSec News
https://www.infosecnews.org/subscribe-to-infosec-news/
https://twitter.com/infosecnews_