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Updated May 10, 2021 at 8:29 PM ET A critical pipeline that runs from refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast to terminals as far north as New York was shut down over the weekend after being hit by a massive ransomware attack. The company announced Monday evening that its Line 4 between Greensboro, N.C., to Woodbine, Md., was operating under manual control, although its main lines were still shut down. In remarks Monday at the White House, President Biden said the federal government is investigating ...

Colonial oil pipelines say we will regret “creating problems” The hacker team has been accused of this weekend’s ransomware attack Colonial oil pipeline he stressed that he wants to make money and deplored “creating problems for society”. In one statement issued MondayThe criminal group, known as DarkSide, said it was “apolitical” and tried to divert the blame for the attack to “partners” who used its ransomware technology. On Monday, the FBI named DarkSide the author of a g...

Bye bye, Windows 95! Windows 10 Sun Valley update brings a host of new icons There is a lot to look forward to in the future of Windows 10, and the not-too-distant Sun Valley update is an excellent case in point. With the Sun Valley redesign, Microsoft is giving the operating system a much-needed visual overhaul.  We already know about changes to the general look, new menu design, and even a new default font, but icons are also getting a big refresh -- including plenty of old favorites that ha...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Friday, 07 May 2021 08:16 Welcome to your daily tech news, courtesy of the CIA Shares Image by Javier Rodriguez from Pixabay In what appears to be a first, a CIA-bankrolled threat intelligence firm has set up a "tech news" outlet to spread its wares. Recorded Futures association with the American intelligence agency...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Tuesday, 04 May 2021 08:07 Despite many false alarms, Linux malware scares still abound Shares Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Despite numerous false alarms from security firms in the past — which have been enthusiastically spread by technology writers — it still appears that all a security firm o...

Attackers Dwell Time Plummets as Ransomware Hits Continue May 20, 2021 Compliance May 4, 2021 Compliance Compliance euroinfosec) • May 3, 2021     Source: FireEye Mandiant "Dwell time," which refers to how long hackers hang out in an organizations network before being discovered, has historically been a key metric for expressing whether hack-attack victims are getting better at detecting intruders. The longer attacke...

iTWire Authors Opinion The views in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of iTWire. Have your say and comment below. Tuesday, 04 May 2021 08:07 Despite many false alarms, Linux malware scares still abound Shares Image by Clker-Free-Vector-Images from Pixabay Despite numerous false alarms from security firms in the past — which have been enthusiastically spread by technology writers — it still appears that all a security firm o...

Ski resort Whistler shuts down services following a ransomware attack - SiliconANGLE

    In a few minutes guest commentator Dinah Davis and I will talk about some of the interesting stories, but first a summary of what happened in the past seven days: Ransomware – again – was in the headlines. After stealing what it says are schematics for Apple device from Taiwan manufacturer Quanta Computer and threatening to release them, the REvil gang removed the data from its leak site. The Bleeping Computer news service says that’s to give Apple and Quanta time to negotiate. The ...

30 April 2021, 01:04 am A strand of new ransomware is discovered to be deployed to attack SonicWall SMA 100 Series VPN appliances. The experts called it "FiveHands" which has a wide range of targets across Europe and North America. According to the Mandiant security analysts, the group behind the attack is the UNC2447, which is an expert in starting data and network breaches in the system. They also said that it is the group responsible for the deployment of "FiveHands" ransomware. It happened ...