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Colonial Pipeline reported shutting down the pipeline as a precaution, citing concerns that hackers might have accessed information enabling further attacks on vulnerable infrastructure. The day after the attack, Colonial Pipeline stated it could not confirm when the pipeline would resume normal operations. [ 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 ...
Even if U.S. firm Colonial Pipeline restores supplies by the end of this week, the ransomware attack that hit the pipeline supplying 45% of East Coast U.S. fuel has already been amongst the most ...
The operator of a pipeline that transports fuel across the East Coast said Saturday it was the victim of a ransomware attack and temporarily halted all pipeline operations. Colonial Pipeline did ...
Top U.S. fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline shut its entire network, the source of nearly half of the U.S. East Coast's fuel supply, after a cyber attack on Friday that involved ransomware.
The FBI has historically discouraged but not prohibited American ransomware victims from paying their hackers. Colonial Pipeline paid nearly $5 million to hackers Skip to main content
SEE ALSO: Teen ransomware 'K!NG' blew his loot on drugs, gambling, and sex "Colonial Pipeline is taking steps to understand and resolve this issue," continued the company's statement.
DarkSide uses intermediary hackers 26c3weq ("affiliates"). [16] It uses "ransomware-as-a-service" [4] [5] [6] — a model in which DarkSide grants its "affiliate" subscribers (who are screened via an interview) access to ransomware developed by DarkSide, in return for giving DarkSide a share of the ransom payments (apparently 25% for ransom payments under US$500,000 and 10% for ransom payments ...