NINE Network suffers cyber-attack but radio unaffected

NINE has confirmed that a cyber-attack affected its television network which was unable to broadcast Weekend Today on Sunday morning. 

While NINE was able to get the NRL to air, 9News, Sydney did not go to air at 6pm viewers were advised that their bulletin was coming out of the Melbourne Studios, with the Melbourne Weekend NEWS reader Alicia Loxley.

In a memo to staff, Nine’s Director. People & Culture, Vanessa Morley, said “Our IT teams are working around the clock to fully restore our systems which have primarily affected our Broadcast and Corporate business units. Publishing and Radio systems continue to be operational.  

“While our IT teams work through this issue, we ask that all employees, in all markets, work from home until further notice.”

Staff were further advised that if they needed to come into the office, to expect disruption to the NINE IT network although, emails did not appear to have been impacted.

 
 

 


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