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Apr 26, 2022 · The Colonial Pipeline is one of the largest and most vital oil pipelines in the U.S. It began in 1962 to help move oil from the Gulf of Mexico to the East Coast states. The Colonial Pipeline comprises more than 5,500 miles of pipeline. It starts in Texas and moves all the way up through New Jersey, supplying nearly half of the fuel for the East ...
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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 7, 2023 · 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 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 · Investigators at the largest fuel pipeline in the US are working to recover from a devastating cyber-attack that cut the flow of oil. The hack on Colonial Pipeline is being seen as one of the most ...
Colonial Pipeline reported that it shut down the pipeline as a precaution due to a concern that the hackers might have obtained information allowing them to carry out further attacks on vulnerable parts of the pipeline. The day after the attack, Colonial could not confirm at that time when the pipeline would resume normal functions.
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. This measure ...
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May 10, 2021 · The Colonial Pipeline attack comes amid rising concerns over the cybersecurity vulnerabilities in America’s critical infrastructure following a spate of recent incidents, and after the Biden ...
