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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]
According to a statement from Colonial Pipeline, which operates "the largest refined products pipeline in the United States," the company discovered Friday that its IT systems were affected by ...
If you're planning a road trip during the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, you might face the highest gasoline prices in seven years as the country's biggest gasoline pipeline deals with disruptions...
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation identified DarkSide as the perpetrator of the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack, a cyberattack on May 7, 2021, perpetrated by malicious code, that led to a voluntary shutdown of the main pipeline supplying 45% of fuel to the East Coast of the United States.
The attacks were initiated three weeks before the shooting war began in what is regarded as "the first case in the history of a coordinated cyberspace domain attack synchronized with major combat actions in the other warfighting domains (consisting of Land, Air, Sea, and Space)."
Hackers succeeded in shutting down a major U.S. oil pipeline. Such cyber extortion schemes are on the rise, and U.S. infrastructure remains at risk.
On Monday, September 12, 2016, a leak in the Colonial Pipeline in Shelby County, Alabama, spilled an estimated 350,000 US gallons of summer-grade gasoline, requiring a partial shutdown of the pipeline, and causing gas shortages in much of the Southeastern United States.