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May 7, 2023 · May 07, 2023. Jen Easterly, CISA Director. Tom Fanning, Chairman and CEO of Southern Company and Chair of CISA’s Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. Today marks two years since a watershed moment in the short but turbulent history of cybersecurity. On May 7, 2021, a ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline captured headlines around the world with ...
Apr 26, 2022 · Ransomware attack begins. Colonial Pipeline becomes aware of the breach. Security firm Mandiant called in to investigate and respond to attack. Law enforcement and federal government authorities notified of the attack. Pipeline taken offline to reduce risk of exposure to the operational network. Colonial Pipeline pays ransom of 75 bitcoin ($4.4 ...
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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.
Jun 7, 2022 · “The silver lining of the Colonial Pipeline attack has been the increased involvement of law enforcement and the U.S. government in taking the fight to the attackers, helping to retrieve or...
May 11, 2021 · Action Update: May 11, 2021, 6:00 PM EDT. The recent cyberattack targeting the Colonial Pipeline has triggered a comprehensive federal response focused on securing critical energy supply...
May 11, 2021 · Published 6:26 PM PDT, May 10, 2021. NEW YORK (AP) — A cyberattack on a critical U.S. pipeline is sending ripple effects across the economy, highlighting cybersecurity vulnerabilities in the nation’s aging energy infrastructure.
May 14, 2021 · The most visible effects — long lines of nervous motorists at gas stations — stemmed not from a government response but from a decision by the victim, Colonial Pipeline, which controls...
