2020-08-13 SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/ Cybersecurity Incident

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SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/ initially disclosed a cybersecurity incident in an SEC 8-K filing on 2020-08-13 06:06:59 EDT.

Incident Details

Material: Unknown
Is Breach: Unknown
Records Compromised: Unknown
Data Types Impacted: No Data Types Tracked (yet)

Compromised Date:
Detected Date:
Disclosure Date: 2020-08-13
Contained Date:
Recovered Date:

Attack Goal: Unknown

Costs: No Costs Tracked (yet)

Filings

8-K filed on 2020-08-13

SALEM MEDIA GROUP, INC. /DE/ filed an 8-K at 2020-08-13 06:06:59 EDT
Accession Number: 0001193125-20-218237

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 7, 2020, Salem Media Group, Inc. (the “Company”) detected a ransomware attack impacting certain of its operational and information technology systems. Promptly upon its detection of the attack, the Company launched an investigation, notified law enforcement and engaged the services of specialized incident response professionals. As of the date hereof, the Company has recovered many of its critical operational data and business systems. Although the Company is in the early stages of assessing the incident, based on the information currently known, the Company does not expect the incident to have a material impact on its business, operations or financial condition. The Company carries insurance, including cyber insurance, which it believes to be commensurate with its size and the nature of its operations. {< br >}}
The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except in the event that the Company expressly states that such information is to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act or incorporates it by specific reference in such filing.

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