After Hack, Sinclair Says Much Programming Airing

“Attribution in a security incident is complicated and can be speculative,” emailed a Sinclair spokesperson in response to a report that the company’s recent hack (see 2110180063) was the work of a Russian-based gang of cybercriminals called “Evil Corp.” “Our focus remains on continuing to work closely with a third-party cybersecurity firm, other incident response professionals, law enforcement and governmental agencies as part of our investigation,” the spokesperson said. The company is making progress at restoring systems after the attack, Sinclair said. “All of our stations and Regional Sports Networks (RSNs) are currently on the air and broadcasting,” and “a large portion of other programming has and is airing as scheduled,” said the spokesperson. “We are still working to return to our complete regular programming schedule and to resolve all programming issues that may arise.”