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- 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 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 · 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 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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May 13, 2021 · How did the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack happen? There are few concrete details on how the cyberattack took place, and it is likely that this will not change until Colonial...
May 8, 2021 · On Saturday, as the F.B.I., the Energy Department and the White House delved into the details, Colonial Pipeline acknowledged that its corporate computer networks had been hit by a ransomware...
Jun 7, 2022 · A ransomware sortie on Colonial Pipeline forced its owners to shut down operations and leave half the country’s East Coast in a lurch for refined oil. Since that time, efforts have...
Jun 8, 2021 · Published June 8, 2021 Updated June 9, 2021. The top executive of the Colonial Pipeline told a Senate committee on Tuesday that an oversight appears to have allowed hackers into its computer...
