United States
USA
Marketron ransomware disrupts broadcaster advertising traffic and billing
A ransomware attack around September 18, 2021 disabled Marketron software services used by radio broadcasters to manage advertising traffic, logs and billing. Radio stations used temporary manual log and order workarounds; some traffic platforms were gradually restored, but electronic invoicing and payments remained affected after traffic operations resumed.
81
Estimated severity
81 / 100
93
Source reliability
93 / 100
Approximate Date
2021-09-18
Targeted Company
MARKETRON
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
Downstream customer disruptionOrder processing disruptionService unavailability
Affected sectors
Media & EntertainmentTechnology & IT Services
Affected departments
Information Technology
Attack Profile
Attack types
Ransomware
Attributed threat actors
BLACKMATTER
Sources
Incident Sources
radioworld.comhttps://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/marketron-and-its-users-slammed-by-cyber-eventradioworld.comhttps://www.radioworld.com/news-and-business/headlines/marketron-traffic-services-are-back-upbleepingcomputer.comhttps://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/marketron-marketing-services-hit-by-blackmatter-ransomware/radioink.comhttps://radioink.com/2021/09/21/marketrons-radiotraffic-back-online/