iStock/Thinkstock(PARK CITY, Utah) — The Sundance Film Festival was hit by a cyberattack briefly on Saturday, according to event officials.
The festival said on social media that the cyberattack caused network outages, shutting down Sundance’s box office. All screenings were set to take place as planned, organizers assured filmgoers, but there was no further information available on the attack.
“The show must go on, and our artist’s voices will be heard,” the Sundance Film Festival said.
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.
— SundanceFilmFestival (@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
— SundanceFilmFestival (@sundancefest) January 21, 2017
Organizers later updated filmgoers to say online ticketing for future shows and the Salt Lake City box office were both back up and running.
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