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Virgin Media Television says ‘major hack’ was not ransomware
The broadcaster said that the cyber attack has been ‘contained, isolated and terminated’
Virgin Media Television has said that a cyber attack that affected programming on some of its channels on Monday night was not a ransomware attack.
The National Cyber Security Centre is investigating the matter but a spokeswoman for the broadcaster said that it was confirmed not to be a ransomware attack, in which hackers demand payment from companies once they have accessed it.
Ossian Smyth, the junior minister with responsibility for communications, described it as ...
