Nielsen data centre hit by suspected cyber attack – iTnews

Audience measurement company Nielsen has suffered an “unexpected disruption” to its data centre that has delayed the collection of TV ratings data from Tuesday.
The disruption, which TV Tonight is reporting is the result of a cyber attack, has impacted the delivery of overnight ratings to the major TV networks.
Ratings provider OzTAM, which is jointly owned by the Seven, Nine and Ten networks, reportedly advised the networks late on Tuesday of the potential attack.
A Nielsen spokesperson woul…

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