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May 7, 2023 · On May 7, 2021, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline captured headlines around the world with pictures of snaking lines of cars at gas stations across the eastern seaboard and panicked Americans filling bags with fuel, fearful of not being able to get to work or get their kids to school.
On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline, an American oil pipeline system that originates in Houston, Texas, and carries gasoline and jet fuel mainly to the Southeastern United States, suffered a ransomware cyberattack that impacted computerized equipment managing the pipeline.
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May 8, 2021 · The operator of the system, Colonial Pipeline, said in a vaguely worded statement late Friday that it had shut down its 5,500 miles of pipeline, which it says carries 45 percent of the East...
Apr 26, 2022 · Colonial Pipeline headquarters is in Alpharetta, Ga. What is the Colonial Pipeline hack? The Colonial Pipeline hack is the largest publicly disclosed cyber attack against critical infrastructure in the U.S. The attack involved multiple stages against Colonial Pipeline IT systems.
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May 12, 2021 · May 11, 2021. On May 8, 2021, the Colonial Pipeline Company announced that it had halted its pipeline operations due to a ransomware attack, disrupting critical supplies of gasoline and other refined products throughout the East Coast. This attack was similar to an earlier pipeline ransomware attack in 2020, which also resulted in a pipeline ...
Jun 8, 2021 · Colonial Pipeline chief says an oversight let hackers into its system. Cybercriminals gained access via an old virtual private network, allowing them to paralyze a critical U.S. fuel artery.
May 11, 2021 · On May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline proactively took its systems offline in response to a ransomware attack. Colonial Pipeline is working quickly get its pipeline back online. The DOE Energy Response Organization has been activated at enhanced watch.
