U.S. TV station operator Sinclair hit by ransomware attack


FILE PHOTO A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28 2013.  REUTERSKacper Pempel

FILE PHOTO: A man types on a computer keyboard in this illustration picture taken February 28, 2013. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

(Reuters) - U.S. TV station operator Sinclair Broadcast Group said on Monday it had found some of its servers and workstations had been encrypted with ransomware, disrupting office networks.

Sinclair said it was investigating what information the ransomware affected and had notified law enforcement and other governmental agencies.

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