United States
USA
DISH Network ransomware disrupts customer support and account services
A February 23 cybersecurity incident involving ransomware disabled DISH Network internal servers, corporate telephone systems, customer call centers and customer-facing websites. Customers experienced impaired account management, bill payment and support services; the company stated that its television, streaming and wireless network services continued operating.
80
Estimated severity
80 / 100
94
Source reliability
94 / 100
Approximate Date
2023-02-23
Targeted Company
DISH NETWORK
Targeted Company Supply Chain Impact
Distribution & Fulfillment
Procurement & Sourcing
Production & Manufacturing
Sales (Retail & Ecommerce)
Warehousing
Service Delivery
Unrecognized Impact
Supply Chain Relations
No information
Geographic Impact
Country Targeted Company
Other Affected Countries
No other affected countries reported
Target country
United States
Affected countries
United States
Impacted regions
No information
Operational Impact
Duration
No information
Financial impact (USD M)
No information
Impact types
Service degradationService unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & EntertainmentTelecommunications
Affected departments
Customer ServiceInformation Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Data exfiltrationRansomwareUnauthorized access
Attributed threat actors
No information
Sources
Incident Sources
sec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1042642/000155837023004048/ddbs-20221231x10k.htmsec.govhttps://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001082/000155837023008370/dish-20230331x10q.htmtechcrunch.comhttps://techcrunch.com/2023/02/27/dish-outage-reported-cyberattack/bleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dish-network-confirms-ransomware-attack-behind-multi-day-outage/