Local paper reports £15m heist demand amid Colonial Pipeline chaos
Gareth Corfield Fri 21 May 2021 // 09:15 UTC Share
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A Doncaster insurance company has been hit by ransomware from the Darkside crew – whose press release declaring it was shutting down its operations last week was taken at face value by some pundits.
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Doncaster Free Pressreports that One Call Insurance, based in the northern English city, had been compromised by Darkside a week ago.
Quoting the extortionist gang s well-known welcome to the darkside ransom note, the local paper said: A message appeared on the screen from the hackers stating if they do not receive £15m, the data they have will be made public. That s including all customer data such as passwords and bank details.
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Recent ransomware attacks against U.S. critical infrastructure, which includes the energy sector’s production of oil and natural gas, and other sources of electricity and power, have shed a spotlight on the importance of staying updated on sector-specific techniques, tactics and procedures (“TTPs”), and preventative and remediation actions.
This Client Alert will: (1) provide a brief background on the nature and risks of ransomware on critical infrastructure; (2) discuss the current ransomware threat landscape; (3) note legal considerations companies should take into account when determining how to respond to ransomware attacks; (4) discuss recent calls for cybersecurity oversight; (5) provide an overview of recent public ransomware incidents; and (6) set forth potential steps companies can take to mitigate the risks of ransomware.
By MICHAEL RILE AND ALYZA SEBENIUS | Bloomberg | Published: May 12, 2021 When a new ransomware group popped up on the scene last year, the hackers did what s in vogue for digital extortion organizations these days: They issued a press release. The hackers had already made millions of dollars in profit working as affiliates for other groups when they decided to go out on their own, the announcement said. We created DarkSide because we didn t find the perfect product. Now we have it. That product essentially a set of hacking tools and related services was responsible for the shutdown last week of the biggest fuel pipeline in the U.S., raising gas prices on the Eastern Seaboard and turning DarkSide into a household name.
U.S. Declares Emergency in 17 States Over Fuel Pipeline Cyber Attack
The ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline s networks has prompted the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to issue a regional emergency declaration in 17 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.).
The declaration provides a temporary exemption to Parts 390 through 399 of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs), allowing alternate transportation of gasoline, diesel, and refined petroleum products to address supply shortages stemming from the attack. Such [an] emergency is in response to the unanticipated shutdown of the Colonial pipeline system due to network issues that affect the supply of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products throughout the Affected States, the directive said. This Declaration addresses the emergency conditions creating a need for immediate transportation of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other refined petroleum products a