We’re sure the fact that a documentary about state-sponsored doping in Russia was on the programme was surely a coincidence.
The Sundance film festival, one of the biggest and most prestigious film festivals in the world, was subject to a cyberattack on Saturday which briefly shut down the box office at the festival in Park City, Utah.
Tweets from the official Sundance account confirmed that it had been subject to a cyberattack on Saturday, which is believed to have taken place shortly after 12pm.
The cyberattack forced the closure of the box office at the festival, but normal service was resumed approximately 40 minutes later.
We have been subject to a cyberattack that has shut down our box office. Our artist's voices will be heard and the show will go on.
— Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest) January 21, 2017
Following the cyberattack, our team is working hard to get our systems back up asap. Screenings will take place as planned. #Sundance
— Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest) January 21, 2017
Update: The Salt Lake City Box Office is back up and running. #SLC #Sundance
— Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest) January 21, 2017
Update: Online ticketing for future shows is back up. #Sundance
— Sundance Film Festival (@sundancefest) January 21, 2017
Commenting on the cyberattack, a Sundance spokesperson told Variety: “Sundance Film Festival has been subject to a cyberattack, causing network outages that have shut down our box office.
“No further information about the attack is available at this time, but our team is working hard to get our system back up and running as soon as possible. All screenings will still take place as planned.”
It is not known whether the attack was in any linked with a women’s march protesting the presidency of Donald Trump, led by Chelsea Handler, in Park City at around the same time as the cyberattack.
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