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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. [7]
Last month, the Colonial pipeline, which supplies gas to the East Coast, was shut down because of a ransomware hack. The company executives eventually paid 75 bitcoin, worth approximately $4.4 ...
Ransom-seeking hackers have broken into Colonial Pipeline, prompting the company to shut one of America's major arteries for fuel delivery. Alpharetta, Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline and the U.S ...
Joseph Blount, the CEO of Colonial Pipeline, testified before Congress on Tuesday to answer questions regarding a ransomware attack that cut off 45% of the fuel supply to the East Coast last month ...
It was patriotism that made Colonial Pipeline pay millions in ransom to hackers who gained control of a crucial conduit, the company’s CEO said Wednesday. CEO Joseph Blount admitted to paying $4 ...
Colonial Pipeline did not say what was demanded or by whom, but ransomware attacks typically involve criminal hackers who seize data and demand a large payment to release it. A U.S. energy company ...
Who precisely is behind the disruptive intrusion into Colonial Pipeline hasn't been made officially known and digital attribution can be tricky, especially early on in an investigation. A former U ...
A 2012 map of the pipeline system. The Colonial Pipeline is the largest fuel pipeline system in the United States, [2] stretching for 5,500 miles (8,900 km) from Houston to Linden, New Jersey, [3] [4] in the New York metropolitan area. [5]