Dish Network Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===2023 ransomware attack=== In February 2023, Dish Network suffered a major [[ransomware]] attack which resulted in internal outages, loss of service at subsidiary companies such as [[Boost Mobile (United States)|Boost Mobile]], and data theft.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Mitchell |title=Dish CEO says data was stolen in cyberattack thatβs kept systems down for days |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23617347/dish-cybersecurity-incident-internal-outage-customer-support-employees |website=The Verge |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> The company had to retain outside experts to resolve the issue, and the news caused a slide in the company's share price to a 14-year-low.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goswami |first1=Rohan |title=Dish Network confirms network outage was a cybersecurity breach P |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/02/28/dish-network-confirms-network-outage-was-a-cybersecurity-breach.html |access-date=15 November 2023 |work=CNBC |date=28 February 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sevilla |first1=Gadjo |title=Beleaguered Dish struggles to recover from cyberattack |url=https://www.insiderintelligence.com/content/beleaguered-dish-struggles-recover-cyberattack |website=Insider Intelligence |access-date=15 November 2023}}</ref> Service outages lasted for more than a month, with customers reporting wait times for customer service stretching to more than 14 hours.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ovide |first1=Shira |title=We all should worry about the Dish and Sling TV cyberattack |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/04/04/dish-network-data-breach-advice/ |access-date=15 November 2023 |work=The Washington Post |date=4 April 2023}}</ref> In the aftermath of the ransomware attack, Dish Network was criticized for lack of transparency or communication with its customers.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2023/05/09/dishing-on-dish-network-unpacking-a-cyberattack/ |last=Sayegh |first=Emil |title=Dishing On Dish Network: Unpacking A Cyberattack | work=[[Forbes]] | date=May 9, 2023 | url-access=limited}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page