Ransomware Attack Leads to Shutdown of Major East Coast U.S. System, Colonial Pipeline - Cerritos Community News
(WAPO) A ransomware attack caused a major East Coast fuel pipeline operator to shut down its entire network on Friday, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. The attack on top U.S. operator Colonial Pipeline appears to have been carried out by an Eastern European based criminal gang—DarkSide, and federal officials and the private security firm Mandiant are still investigating the matter, said one official and another person familiar with the matter. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement on Friday that it had temporarily shut down all its pipeline operations after being hi...
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