On October 17, 2021, the Company identified the following: (i) certain servers and workstations in its environment were encrypted with ransomware, (ii) disruption of certain office and operational networks as a result of the encryption, and (iii) indications that data was taken from the Company’s network. Promptly upon detection of the security event, senior management was informed and the Company began to implement incident response measures to contain the incident, conduct an investigation, and to plan for restoring operations. Legal counsel, a cybersecurity forensic firm, and other incident response professionals were engaged, and law enforcement and other governmental agencies were notified. The investigation into the incident remains ongoing. While the Company has taken significant steps to contain the incident, the event has not yet been fully resolved, and certain disruptions to its business and operations remain. The Company is working diligently to restore operations quickly and securely. As the investigation is still on-going, the full extent of the impact on the Company’s business, operations and financial results is not known at the present time.
Chris Ripley, Sinclair’s President & Chief Executive Officer. stated, “We are grateful for the patience and understanding of our customers, partners, and employees as we deal with the challenge of the recent cyber attack on our company. Our employees’ quick response and creative workarounds have helped us restore a significant portion of our systems. As we work to complete our investigation, we will look for opportunities to enhance our existing security measures.”
