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- Colonial Pipeline Company issued a statement noting it was a victim of a cybersecurity attack and determined that the incident involved ransomware. 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.
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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.
May 10, 2021 · Washington CNN — One of the largest US fuel pipelines remained largely paralyzed Monday after a ransomware cyberattack forced the temporary shutdown of all operations late last week – an...
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Apr 26, 2022 · The Colonial Pipeline was the victim of a ransomware attack in May 2021. It infected some of the pipeline's digital systems, shutting it down for several days. The shutdown affected consumers and airlines along the East Coast. The hack was deemed a national security threat, as the pipeline moves oil from refineries to industry markets.
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May 13, 2021 · On Friday, May 7, Colonial Pipeline said that a cyberattack forced the company to proactively close down operations and freeze IT systems after becoming the victim of a cyberattack.
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...
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.
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.
