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NBA’s Houston Rockets Face Cyber-Attack by Ransomware Group

  • Basketball team says security experts, FBI are investigating
  • Rockets spokesperson says attack hasn’t impacted operations
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The Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association are investigating a cyber-attack against their networks from a relatively new ransomware group that claims to have stolen internal business data.

The Rockets confirmed the attempted intrusion. Tracey Hughes, a spokesperson for the team, said the attack hasn’t impacted operations.