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News stations in 6 Montana towns coping with cyber attack
December 12, 2019/
News stations owned by Cowles Montana Media were “hit across the board” Sunday night in a cyber attack that continued to block access Wednesday to companywide operating software, their president said.
About 10 news stations owned by the company, including KULR8 in Billings, are stuck at a stand-still due to a cyber attack Sunday night. Stations in Missoula, Helena, Great Falls, Bozeman and Butte are also affected by the attack.
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