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May 13, 2024 · “The cybersecurity attack on Colonial Pipeline was a clear demonstration of how disruptions of privately-owned infrastructure can have a massive economic impact. Since then, we’ve seen countless other high-profile cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure.
- Elizabeth Corner
May 26, 2024 · The federal government on Monday confirmed that a Russian criminal group is behind the hack of the Colonial Pipeline company. The pipeline — the largest of its kind in the U.S. — was shut down after a cyber extortion attempt.
- PBS Newshour
- 8 min
1 day ago · Back in May 2021, the notorious Colonial Pipeline hack disrupted fuel supply for several days, causing widespread gas shortages and price hikes across the East Coast of the US. 1 The attack, despite being one of the largest and most disruptive in U.S. history, was just one of the many high-profile cyber incidents that hit the country’s ...
5 days ago · A week after the attack, the infamous ransomware-as-a-service gang BlackCat claimed responsibility. BlackCat was also responsible for 2021’s Colonial Pipeline shutdown and several attacks on health care organizations throughout 2023. This latest act against Change Healthcare, however, stands as one of its most disruptive yet.
6 days ago · Colonial Pipeline hack highlights grid disruption risks even with IT-focused cyberattack, analysts say By Robert Walton • May 11, 2021
May 10, 2024 · The Colonial Pipeline Company, which manages 45 per cent of the U.S. east coast’s fuel supplies, was forced to suspend 8,850 kilometres (5,500 miles) of pipeline between Texas and New Jersey after falling victim to a double-extortion scheme carried out by the DarkSide ransomware group.
May 20, 2024 · Two ransomware operators, AKO and Everest, have disappeared from the web following the Colonial Pipeline hack. Cybersecurity researcher Allan Liska noted the unusual move, suggesting a conscious choice to go offline.
