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- Colonial Pipeline has been shut down indefinitely since Friday, after the pipeline’s operator suffered what is believed to be the largest successful cyberattack on oil infrastructure in the country’s history. Colonial was hit with a ransomware attack, in which hackers take computerized systems hostage until a payment is made.
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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.
Apr 26, 2022 · A ransomware attack brought a major gas pipeline to a standstill in May. Here's what happened and who was behind the hack. 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.
- Sean Michael Kerner
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May 10, 2021 · 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 incident that laid bare...
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May 10, 2021 · Investigators at the largest fuel pipeline in the US are working to recover from a devastating cyber-attack that cut the flow of oil.
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...
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 13, 2021 · Bloomberg says that during the attack, over 100GB in corporate data was stolen in just two hours. As of May 11, Colonial Pipeline has not been added to the DarkSide leak site.
