DISH Network
Disclosed Feb 28, 20233 years ago296,832 affectedConfirmed
Ransomware attack on Dish exposes data of nearly 300,000 employees and others
Dish disclosed a cyber-security incident in February 2023 that knocked out internal systems and call centers, and said data was extracted. Its later breach notice said almost 300,000 people, mostly current and former employees and their family members, were affected, with driver's license numbers among the data.
What is known
| People affected | 296,832 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Discovered | May 8, 2023 |
| Happened | Feb 22, 2023 |
| Attack | Ransomware |
| Data exposed | Names, Government IDs, Employment |
| Sector | Telecom · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: DISH Networkoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Oregon DOJ breach notice: DISH Networkjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| California AG data breach notice: DISH Network L.L.C.oag.ca.gov · Regulator | Regulator |
| Dish says ransomware gang stole almost 300,000 employee recordstechcrunch.com · News | News |
| DISH Network Form 8-K, February 28, 2023sec.gov · SEC filing | SEC filing |
| Indiana Attorney General 2023 data breach report: DISH Networkin.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Feb 28, 2023 | |
| Indiana AGresidents of IN | May 15, 2023 | 3,404 |
| California AGresidents of CA | May 18, 2023 | |
| Oregon DOJresidents of OR | May 18, 2023 | 296,832 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 296832 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to telecom · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to ransomware · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","government-id","employment"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2023-05-18 to 2023-02-28 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Dish disclosed a cyber-security incident in February 2023 that knocked out internal systems and call centers, and said data was extracted. Its later breach notice said almost 300,000 people, mostly current and former employees and their fam · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Ransomware attack on Dish exposes data of nearly 300,000 employees and others · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · discovered: empty to 2023-05-08 · backfill source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.