DISH Hacked - Websites are BACK ONLINE!

[rvvaquero]

When I went from my owned 722 + 2 leased 612's to an H3 and 2 J3's, I didn't have to pay $100. One wonders why you did?

Somebody got to pay for the hack.

 

[charlesrshell]

Somebody got to pay for the hack.

Does companies have hacker insurance?

 

[Yespage]

When I went from my owned 722 + 2 leased 612's to an H3 and 2 J3's, I didn't have to pay $100. One wonders why you did?

I think they just wanted the money. If someone doesn't balk, they get paid the bonus. I didn't pay anything out of pocket.

 

[Yespage]

Does companies have hacker insurance?

That insurance does exist or at least there is coverage for something like it.

 

[tjboston5676]

When I went from my owned 722 + 2 leased 612's to an H3 and 2 J3's, I didn't have to pay $100. One wonders why you did?

There's multiple reasons that one customer may have to pay and another not. But in my experience it's inconsistent. I always tell customers if they ask for up front payment to just tell them to cancel the whole account and say your switching to dtv. Don't actually cancel but just telling them that will normally get them to start waiving fees or get a transfer to someone who can.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

That insurance does exist or at least there is coverage for something like it.

I don't know about DISH, but here at the company I work for we have Cyber Insurance. And boy what a pain the the butt it was to satisfy all their requirements to quality for the insurance. We were secure before getting insurance and now we are really really secure. You should see the number of Yubi Keys I need to carry with me in order to get anything done here at my office.

 

[TheKrell]

How many Yubi Keys do you have?

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I now have 12. Each has its own function or accesses a specific server or machine. Thankfully most of the time I only need 3 of them.

 

[HipKat]

When I went from my owned 722 + 2 leased 612's to an H3 and 2 J3's, I didn't have to pay $100. One wonders why you did?

Because every rep is trained to charge a fee and the computer shows a fee for the upgrade. And, just like every CSR has a different story..... some are allowed to wave or change the fee, some are not

 

[dishdude]

How many Yubi Keys do you have?

More than the custodian!

 

[Bruce]

news about the hack-

The Cyberattack That Hit Dish Cost it $30 Million in Damages | Cord Cutters News

Back in the 1st quarter of 2023, Dish suffered a security break that knocked Dish’s website and others they owned offline. Now, Dish, Boost Mobile, Sling TV, and AirTV’s websites are all back online. This also includes Dish and Sling TV’s apps being back at 100%. But the damage is real and very...

cordcuttersnews.com

 

[dishdude]

news about the hack-

The Cyberattack That Hit Dish Cost it $30 Million in Damages | Cord Cutters News

Back in the 1st quarter of 2023, Dish suffered a security break that knocked Dish’s website and others they owned offline. Now, Dish, Boost Mobile, Sling TV, and AirTV’s websites are all back online. This also includes Dish and Sling TV’s apps being back at 100%. But the damage is real and very...

cordcuttersnews.com

Why am I not surprised that they didn't have insurance to cover a cyber breach....

 

[MikeD-C05]

Cheapo Charlie wouldn't pay for it I am betting. But who would think DISH was going to get hacked by the Russians?

 

[tanman]

ChatGpt could write a better article.

 

[primestar31]

Well, they fired their entire network security team afterwards, per that article. That was a good move...

 

[Jim5506]

Well, they fired their entire network security team afterwards, per that article. That was a good move...

Sounds more like a tantrum.

 

[HipKat]

Sounds more like a tantrum.

Really?? You wouldn't fire a team who was tasked with internet security that failed and cost the company 30 Mill?

 

[navychop]

Why am I not surprised that they didn't have insurance to cover a cyber breach....

I suspect they HAD to have such insurance. But it didn’t cover everything.

Banks requiring due diligence.

 

[Yespage]

Surprised their IT wasn't in house.

ChatGpt could write a better article.

Thinking a middle schooler could have. Good gosh that is a poor article and shouldn't be cited for any info at all. Also, just because they say there are damages doesn't necessarily mean they are uncovered.

 

[ethanlerma]

Well, they fired their entire network security team afterwards, per that article. That was a good move...

I believe the “security team” was just McAfee. In the early days of the hack someone believed to belong to Dish IT posted on Reddit (Google “dish hack mcafee reddit” if you want to read the post, it’s kinda technical but hilarious all the same) saying that their large company just got affected by blackbasta, and that they just fired McAfee due to not providing “adequate protection”. He/She posted anonymously but the timeline provided in the post was oddly similar to Dish’s. So…..