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Most Washington D.C. gas stations are out of fuel Updated 8:40 PM; Today 8:40 PM A gas pump at a gas station in Silver Spring, Md., is out of service, notifying customers they are out of fuel, late Thursday, May 13, 2021. Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. states Thursday while the operator of the nations largest gasoline pipeline reported making "substantial progress" in resolving the computer hack-induced shutdown ...

increase font size Gasoline crunch from cyberattack spreads to nation’s capital Colonial Pipeline says deliveries are being made in all of its markets, but it would take several days to return to normal. By JEFF MARTIN, FRANK BAJAK and NOMAAN MERCHANTAssociated Press Read Article A sign on a pump at a gas station in Silver Spring, Md., notifies customers it is out of fuel on Thursday. Manuel Balce Ceneta/Associated Press Gas shortages at the pumps have spread from the South, all but empt...

The Associated Press. The FBI advises against paying such ransoms because it only encourages a global criminal feeding frenzy that has worsened during the pandemic. But many ransomware victims – especially those ill-prepared for a quick recovery with carefully managed backups – opt to pay. US President Joe Biden said that his administration would seek to put the responsible Russian-speaking ransomware syndicate out of business, and its operators later said they were shutting down. Biden ...

Georgia extends gas tax break following fuel outage article ATLANTA - Governor Brian Kemp has extended his executive order declaring a state of emergency because of the Colonial Pipeline shutdown. It was set to expire Saturday at midnight, but the order will now last through next week. The state collects a gasoline tax of 28.7 cents a gallon and a diesel tax of 32.2 cents a gallon.  "I continue to ask Georgians to only purchase the fuel they need for essential travel through the upcoming week...

  Gas shortages at the pumps have spread from the South, all but emptying stations in Washington, D.C., following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nations largest gasoline pipeline. Though the pipeline operator paid a ransom, restoring service was taking time. As Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline reported making "substantial progress" in restoring full service, multiple sources confirmed that the company had paid the criminals a ransom of nearly US$5 million in cryptocurr...

Gas shortages from cyber attack getting worse in SE United States A gas pump at a gas station in Silver Spring, Md., is out of service, notifying customers they are out of fuel, late Thursday, May 13, 2021. Motorists found gas pumps shrouded in plastic bags at tapped-out service stations across more than a dozen U.S. st Company paid hackers $5 million but restoring service is slow-going. Posted: May 14, 2021 3:36 PM Posted By: Mike Bunge (ASSOCIATED PRESS) - Gas shortages at the pumps have spr...

A threat prevention firm is claiming to have access to 1.3 million breached RDP servers and their credentials, which were put up for sale on a popular dark web site. New York-headquartered Advanced Intelligence is offering a new free service enabling concerned organizations to check if their RDP servers were part of the trove. Ultimate Anonymity Services (UAS) has been running for around five years on the dark web, specializing in providing access to RDP servers. It’s known to be one of the l...

How the Kremlin provides a safe harbor for ransomware hackers In the US last year, ransomware struck more than 100 federal, state and municipal agencies, and more than 500 hospitals and other care centers By Frank Bajak / AP, BOSTON A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. One big reason: Ransomwar...

Russia giving ransomware purveyors safe haven Associated Press BOSTON – A global epidemic of digital extortion known as ransomware is crippling local governments, hospitals, school districts and businesses by scrambling their data files until they pay up. Law enforcement has been largely powerless to stop it. One big reason: Ransomware rackets are dominated by Russian-speaking cybercriminals who are shielded – and sometimes employed – by Russian intelligence agencies, according to securit...