After being hit with a massive ransomware attack on its computer systems in early September, Entercom once again hit with a crippling attack this weekend.

Sources indicate that all back office network functions were disabled including e-mail, after the attackers bypassed the blocking software installed following the September system attack. On-air machines were mostly safe over the weekend, however some markets are unable to import new content or music logs much like the previous attack.

Ransomware attacks have been one of the most overlooked stories of the year as Entercom, Radio-One and Townsquare Media were among the bigger station groups to be hit along with many other smaller operators. If you operate a station of any size any haven’t done anything to secure your networks, it may be just a matter of time before you’re next.

With many staffers away for Christmas, we hope that station operations over the next few days run as smoothly as possible.