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Ransomware attacks could reach ‘pandemic’ levels: What to know after the oil pipeline hack By Meryl Kornfield and Hannah Knowles Washington Post,Updated May 12, 2021, 5:12 p.m. Email to a Friend Tanker trucks were parked near Colonial Pipeline in Charlotte, N.C. The pipeline shut down after a hacker attack.Chris Carlson/Associated Press A cybersecurity expert warned federal lawmakers last week that the world was on the cusp of a ’'pandemic of a different variety.’' Christopher Krebs, who formerly headed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at the Department...

Florida water hack highlights risks of remote access work without proper security Updated 4:08 AM ET, Sat February 13, 2021 Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri addresses the hack to the Oldsmar, Florida's water facility's control systems through remote access software. (CNN)Cybersecurity experts have long warned that insecure remote work software is a major source of weakness for hacking. The issue was brought into stark relief on February 5, when hackers gained access to a Florida water treatment facility by using a dormant remote access software and then tried to poison the water suppl...

Florida water hack highlights risks of remote access work without proper security Cybersecurity experts have long warned that insecure remote work software is a major source of weakness for hacking. The issue was brought into stark relief on February 5, when hackers gained access to a Florida water treatment facility by using a dormant remote access software and then tried to poison the water supply. The hack was quickly caught by a human operator at the facility, but the incident highlights a potential economy-wide problem as the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed millions of workers to work from ...